Of course, many investors bend/break this rule, but that's another risk.2) If your bid wins the foreclosure auction, you then have to deal with getting rid of any occupants - who may steal/damage everything they can in retaliation:(3) You MUST have a great crew on the ground that can minimize surprises - not easy to do on your first deal.Regardless if you buy a foreclosure or other property, read our copy & paste advice below:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

So, unless the Seller is equally inclined to speculate (including the idea of accepting that same 20% deposit using say, a specific sized bar of gold at today's price), it's no surprise that most Sellers still like "stable currency", right?

you'd be surprised how many "issues" are pretty simple little things.   

Sai, I am surprised you chose Indianapolis over Columbus.

Browsing the forums, I have been a little surprised by the amount of folks who think insurance is there to help you.  

If it's revocable, then there should be options but it's important to let them know up front so there's no surprises.

It's like you're building a money-making machine with PadSplit, but the fine print in the financing realm can throw in a curveball.Have you run into any specific challenges or surprises when it comes to financing after making these renovations?

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s  a marketing gimmick to get potential borrowers through the door through  weirdly worded non recourse language that is effectively recourse or by offering such terrible leverage borrowers would rather have the recourse and competitive terms. 

As a creative professional historically "allergic to math," I never thought I'd consider real estate investing, but life is full of surprises!

I think you would be surprised with what you find here.