Christmas 2016 came and went and that will be the next installment of the tale when I pick up in 2017.

Any tips on picking up momentum when it comes to staying active and searching for deals to figure out your first investment?

Especially if in reality the carpet has lived most of its useful life and its time to change them anyway...I totally get the desire to want to stand by your principles.....and I hate to cave to tenants since it also trains them to be a PITA to their next landlord.... but its s business and you have to pick your battles and move on

I went back to your podcast and picked up some really good tips, but as you mentioned in the podcast it was only scratching the surface of the elusive appeal of the triple net lease.

We do pay about $1100/mo towards the mortgage while we live here, but after we leave and rent both units we should be able to cash flow about $400/mo, including repairs, CapEx, etc.One more thing I'll mention is make sure, if you are going to self-manage, that you pick up a book (I'd recommend Brandon Turner's book on managing rental properties), or find some other way to educate yourself on managing rentals.

If i had to pick it would be under 2M$.Im looking to get properties at a discount to rehab and increase their value.Any other major details i should specify?

that's great. are you looking to pick up any additional properties in Birmingham?

One must ask themselves if they have the time for your property to go down and pick back up again in about 10 years?  

After reading many books I believe that I know the fundamentals but would love the chance to sit down and pick the mind of a seasoned investor and/or anyone that has ties to the wholesaling business.I believe that my first hurdle to jump through is learning how to evaluate after repair values as well as repair costs.  

I understand there are typically clauses providing coverage to buyers during catastrophic events (forces of nature), but was interested in hearing how it has or would play out.We're currently set to close on a sale on September 19th in Niceville and pick up another property on the 11th of October in Pensacola; with Irma and José on their way, we're anxious about how it will impact the deals (either positively or negatively).