A good investor friendly agent typically does “driving for dollars,” from what I’ve heard, and they might have a direct line on off market properties.Eyes on the Future - At 19, you can stack up quite the portfolio over the next decade.

I am about ready to just manage myself from out of state and have a couple of local handymen help me out when things come up.

The ones that got called the sellers told the bank they sold..

Just need the land.

My goal of refinancing was simply lowering our monthly spending to reallocate towards future investments.

And at the end of the day it's not up to me to fight the windmills and the way real world works.

To this day, I still use the BiggerPockets Calculator for everything from 2-4 unit properties all the way up to the 224-unit portfolio we're working on closing this February.

So whether you have a Carrot site or a Wordpress site, these things will matter to rank high on Google.

Quote from @Clint Miller: Seller financing opens up great opportunities for real estate investors, but coming up with the down payment can still be tricky. 

CA is brutal when it comes to taxes.I don't give tax or legal advice, but many people believe that holding the property in your name and having a good umbrella policy is a good solution.