You can list gas in your marketing, tenants have mentioned numerous times their preference for gas.

You need to experience some of the frustrations as well as the rewards and then determine if you can make a living on straight commission.

Welcome David,Look into the numerous blogs and podcasts here on BP that will definitely assist you in your REI journey.

The real estate market here never ceases to amaze me, when I bought this place it was in a "undesirable" part of Berkeley which has seen numerous improvements over the last 5 years and I thought I was paying to much 5 years ago.

Still need to run all of your numbers and ensure any property is a good investment if you are planning on being in this for the long haul.There are numerous posts on FHA financing and living in a portion of your first rental property.

@Amelia Bartlett, there are numerous threads discussing the topic of title searches here on BP.

From those profits I'd take 60% towards your next flip project, 35% towards Buy and Hold and 5% to your pocket for a nice reward :) This strategy keeps you doing what you know well.

I hope you find being a member here are rewarding as its been for me.

You buy the tax deed or foreclose on a lien and get the deed to the lot and now you inherited the costs of infrastructure and rebuilding the lot. 3) Numerous other reasons for the lot owner to be defaulting on taxes.

My friend's father, also a real estate investor specializing in multi-family properties, has numerous LLCs established (her guesstimate was about 18 LLCs) for tax purposes.