IRA).(2) Credit - since I have a ch. 7 which cleared in 2009 and have not worked in 3 years, my husband will be the only borrower.

It didn't make sense to me to have my tenants pay online with some sort of credit card or ACH receiving service so I went with regular personal checks.

To get the best price though, it may require some muscle and time.

I personally would've held out for more, either from these buyers or different ones, the house had only been on the market about 60 days and we had quite a few showings, but my brother, who is my silent partner and more of the money end of the partnership, was aching to get this one off the balance sheet, so we accepted the $750k.

Fortunately, I stumbled on the site before I placed my first tenants, and I'm sure the lessons shared here saved me from tons of 'wallet-ache'.

I have to admit--I am sooo nervous about buying my first rental property.I spend hours on the MLS, look at properties left & right, analyze until my eyeballs ache—but I still haven’t been able to work up the nerve to make an offer.

It is a 4 bedroom.I also had been planning to get rid of checks so one option is the same rate for one year lease as long as it is ACH on the first. 

@Bryan O.While what is best will depend on your objective, here are some considerations: If you want access to bank checks, a debit card and/or the ability to ACH funds out, you will need a bank, credit union etc. rather than a brokerage.  

From there, payments are mailed, or ideally electronically paid through ACH.  

With this will be the dismantling of the ubiquitous U.S. presence throughout the world in the form of 1) global military bases, 2) satellite regimes propped up with 'foreign aid,' and 3) wars and other covert activities to promote U.S. interests.What concerns me with the dismantling of the U.S. empire is that other interests (most particularly our largest creditor) will fill the void through military escalation, leapfrogging the U.S. in naval capabilities, and will begin to exert its muscle just as the U.S. recedes.