HII posted this summary to help a beginner investor in Dallas Ft Worth yesterday...thought there might be some info you could use too...Hi as a beginner investor with the flexibility you have to move often and LIVE in a propertyyou can have the best of all investor  situations with best loan terms, owner occupied PRIORITY TO WIN HUD BIDS and get bank foreclosures, all while maintaining complete control over timing, tenant selection and growing your appreciating income producing portfolio at your own pace.

Once I build up enough cash reserves from my first investment property and my current excess from my wages I will most likely go the LLC route and begin controlling my assets instead of owning with my next investment.

So all money would stay in my control.

The appraiser can get a more precise one. 

They are built in sections ("modules") in a factory in controlled conditions (no rain, sleet, wind, sun, etc.).

Municipal agencies prefer to sell properties that they have control over title to non-profits.If you really want to do this, you need to determine if it's better to approach from top down (i.e.

She was paying $1,050/mo due to rent control.

We'd like to own/ control it so we can maintain off street parking.

Dekalb to be more precise, but lived in LA for some time now.  

@Louis Mannikko  if your 401k is a solo 401k that you control.. you may want to look at investing NOtes or with a HML.. this is a very good use for those funds.on the fix and flip you may want to consider partnering up.. just make sure whoever you partner with is vetted thourougly.. plenty of " my idea and your Money guys out there" you can go on amazon or E bay.Look for any of the guru's written material and videos you can get those for next to nothing. look through them there are usually nuggets in each one that you can use.you can also spend untold hours on BP asking questions and reading and listening to pod casts etc.. of course this is free and just depends on if you have the time for that.