Especially if i'm missing something major here:I currently have three properties:3/2 Condo upside down (owe 90k)3/2 SFH with ~60k Equity (owe 60k)5/3.5 with ~110k Equity (owe 225k)DTI ~40% +/-I've found a quadplex for ~150k bringing in 2k/mo and want to make this my next move.I've had my agent do some back ground work and it looks to have a pretty solid rental history with one tenant in place since '03.

But an idea for outsourcing the groundwork is to hire someone on craigslist to go take pics of the interior, exterior, have them go in with a checklist to estimate repairs, or anything else but how much trust do you have for a stranger from craigslist?

I have already touched base with some agents to see about the market, so I'll lay some groundwork before I go there to look around.In any event, I was hoping someone could help me with a few questions I have:1) The properties I am looking at are in the $500K-$1M range, and I'll be looking to finance a majority of the purchase.

First they put up forms and trench most of the footings:Then ground work for plumbing....Which got approved on first go....They they lay the moisture barrier, cables, and steel (yes, that's my wonderful wife in the picture).After a little bit of weather delay, we were finally able to pour.

I am open to partnerships and assisting prospective investors in doing the groundwork they need.Thanks

Consider too that the SEC has not layed the ground work yet and defined applications, much less having issued any rulings.

Despite of all of the ground work involved, I hired all of the manual and trade labor done and still made money, but those were atypical situations.

They are all great and will give you a great introduction and groundwork for what you will experience in this business.

In other words, lay the ground work!

I started the LLC to lay the ground work for separating assets as I having larger chunks of equity in my properties.