I want to be a investor buying and holding as well as fix an flips.

my wife and I have small positions with Bam and have also met in person with Ivan at his office in Indy..

@Camille Romero I would not buy a property in a city with a declining population.

In the past when I am looking for a property manager I google to find all managers with physical offices in close proximity to my properties to narrow my search and ignore all sponsored adds that fake that they are local.Since you have self managed, you will be better equipped to "manage the manager".

For cash-on-cash evaluation of rental properties, it is critical to identify ALL of  your acquisition costs.  Here is a checklist. You might have additional items depending on your market.1.  Cash portion of purchase ...

@Isadore NelsonYes, you can check the county clerk’s website or office.

The secret is deploying an unfair advantage and/or buying good assets + time.

Buy a 3/2 (if possible), live in the master, rent out the other 2 rooms to friends.

Interesting to see how feasible this will be. 

I am currently looking at a 10 acre property in Texas with a 2000sqft 2005 double wide. It would be a primary residence. The mobile home I would only want to keep for a few years to live in before building a new home....