I actually have been friends with Joel for about 20 years now, we started out playing softball together in Chicago for about 10 years and we ended up working some real estate deals together as I was a realtor at the time. 

If you are marketing your property as kid or dog friendly, buy things that coincide with that like high chair, kids plates, cups, silverware, kid games, and maybe some kid proofing like outlet covers.

If you're the kind of person who would benefit from a monthly budget microsoft Excel is probably your best friend . 

The reason why I decided on Baltimore is because my friend-partner lives there and he had done 20+ flips in the last 3-4 years. 

Hey Everyone, Looking to connect with other investors, agents, appraisers and contractorsmy market is: Jacksonville, FLIf you are a beginner or senior - I want you to be my friend!

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My father is not interested in keeping the properties in his name and simply having us manage them, but is open to the concept of us owner financing them from him with a long term, friendly agreement. 

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Rent out the other units - even rent out other bedrooms in your unit.2) If you have 20% down, you can do a rental or DSR mortgage on a 1-4 unit property.3) If you have no money, you can try to:---Wholesale---Ask family & friends to investo with you for the 20-25% down needed for a DSR loan.

Chattanooga Tn is a great investment market and is more landlord friendly compared to others that are more tenant friendly.