It's full of practical advice on how to manage an investment, and it includes summaries of your specific state laws, and it tells you exactly where to go to read the law for yourself.Devour the book.

Raising capital is never easy, no matter how good the deal is.That being said, an attractive deal will certainly make the capital raise "easier".While you are searching for deals you want to simultaneously be building you investor network.Starting with friends and family is generally the best place to start.

We face a dilemma as we embark on this venture with a clear business perspective, committed to implementing best practices in property management from the start, including engaging professional property managers.

You wouldn't put 20% down deals like this, but typically it's a common practice to put some cash in seller's hand depending on how much equity the seller already has.

Hello everyone; I’m reaching out to the community for some guidance and would greatly appreciate any insights you could share. Here’s a bit of background:
My in-laws own a condo in Maui that a large management group ...

I am new so I don't know for sure but in Florida I don't think adding ADU is a common practice. 

As matter of practice, how much notice do landlords in the BP community give their tenants of a rent increase?

Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm having some confusion with standard practice for 'First, last, deposit' collection in the scenario that the first month will be prorated.Say for instance: My property has a rent of $1000 monthly with a deposit of one month's rent ($1000), and a targeted lease start of the 15th.Given that rent will be due on the first of every month, what is the amount which should be collected for the initial 'First, last, deposit'?

It's vague enough with the 5 star system, where a 4 out of 5 is the practical equivalent of a dumpy motel.

@Vernon Huffmanthose are paper numbers - it won't actually turn out like that in practice.