Finally found this one and took advantage of the low interest rates by winning the bidding war with an offer slightly above asking price.

Even a single family builds can vary significantly based on site conditions and required structure/design.

Some custodians may offer access to platforms with investment opportunities, as well.

In Phoenix, where I’m based, or in markets like San Antonio, the best realtors do more than just list properties.. they go “driving for dollars” to find oppurtunity, leverage their local networks (probate attorneys, CPAs, divorce attorneys) and carefully analyze each property’s cash flow.

The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.

The usual way, but not the right way, to try to buy a rental is by finding a property on the MLS, where agents congregate, make an offer and then try to get financing to buy the property.

Based on what I've seen so far and talked to my title company, you really don't need to pay to learn his teachings.

I suggest listening to the BP podcasts and reading through the blogs and books they offer.

If you tell the IRS it is an expense, it is no longer income.W2 income does not use a 2 year average for your base pay! 

Your job is to keep tightening it up (geographically and based on asset type) and meeting investors until you have a buy box that makes sense for you.There is also no point to running deals through a calculator if you are seeing them.