And yes, there is a wide set of opinions on the topic.

Some expenses are widely spaced in time, but very large.

On the other hand, if you want to learn the true business of real estate deals, and get the benefit of a wide swath of investors, Biggerpockets is the best site out there.

@Tony SepassiAbout half the states are Tax Certificate states and about half are Tax Deed States, rules vary widely, here all liens transfer to the new owner including taxes, municipal liens, mortgages, liens, judgments, etc.

Longview and Kelso can be great places to invest, but property values can vary widely (based mostly on neighborhood and condition), so understand what you are buying and what it will be worth once it is fixed up.

BP is a great place with a wide variety of resources available.

I am delivering another fridge to one of my unit today, a $1,700 double-wide, that I got scratch & dent for $850.

Call a title company and ask for their customer service department and ask the CS rep for a list of sales in the last six months in the same complex (important-sales in other complexes might not be good comps because homeowners dues van vary widely).

It is quite possible to get properties that meet the 2% rule and 70% rule by a pretty wide margin.

It's pretty easy to install if your room is less than 12' wide in one dimension since you won't have to seam it.