Hello everyone,I recently got in touch with a mortgage broker so he could run my numbers and tell me what I could afford to purchase.

I won't touch your comment about the investment being 100% driven by appreciation, there has been plenty written about that in the past.If you don't care about the expense of a property manager than sure, hire one.

I sent a letter demanding payment, which she paid $550 immediately, after two weeks of not hearing a word and not being able to get in touch, I served a demand for possession letter, and then filed a dispossession.July's rent is now past due, and I have a court date, but I think I just realized I made a mistake.

I look forward to crossing paths (maybe at one of the meet ups mentioned above).I’d love to stay in touch and share our experiences as we both learn and grow in real estate investing.

There are a lot of agents who wouldn't even touch a property so inexpensive. 

The more it moves, the more it touches. 

I would like to touch base with an engineer type for some quick guidance and approval (obviously at a cost).

I've seen examples of professionally written "Finder's/Referral Fee" contracts for real estate, and have heard of cases where these have been successful, but haven't been able to get in touch with anyone personally who has experience in this area so far.

Seems banks don’t want to touch them...

I put you in touch with someone that can do that.