Awesome to see a new investor-minded person here.. do you have a favorite real estate success story already?

Begin with the end in mind and work backward to develop a roadmap for achieving your goals.

But keep in mind that there might be some delays in getting payments started, particularly in the first month or two as inspections are completed and paperwork is processed.

For peace of mind, it's worth it, don't you agree?

It is important to keep this in mind as it might not be neccesary to go through these gyration to only find out you could take the losses regardless.  

These softwares have a lot of functionality, but honestly there is a steep learning curve and the functionality is probably overkill for most rehabbers.FlipperForce - Web-based House Flipping Software built specifically for flipping & rehabbing houses w/ Estimating, Gantt Scheduling, Task Management & Budget ManagementGeneric Project Management SoftwaresThere are nearly an infinite amount of potential generic Project Management softwares available that provide powerful functionality for managing project schedules, tasks & documents. 

With real estate, you have to make sure each property is functioning at full capacity or you’ll be losing money.You can analyze properties and be pretty sure (as long as you don't rationalize bad deals into good ones) what your numbers will be. 

Very keen on meeting like minded REI people. 

If you can't find existing meetups, create your own by organizing casual gatherings for like-minded investors.

Please keep in mind investors, not every deal that you place under contract will close - that's just the nature of the beast when it comes to investing.