I bought a cd at staples that had all of the paperwork I needed on it.

Pay down the mortgage on my own home by $50,000 to reach 80% LTV (because I only have 5% equity on a 30 year 4.5% fixed rate mortgage with $80/month mortgage insurance).and/or2. put the proceeds from the sale of the rental condo in a tax efficient index fund, like VG consumer staples index or total stock market index.Given this info., would you recommend keeping the condo & renting it out to see if the value/rent increases?

Then I can staple the flaps to the studs which creates a vapor barrier and it comes pre-sized to fit the 16” OC studs.

“We Buy Homes” SignsWe all see these signs on street corners, in vacant lots, and stapled to utility poles.

(One actually doesn't work.)5) The carpeting was really stuck onto the stairs with staples and glue, and I thought I could just leave them bare wood rather than cover them. 

Leave a stapled laminated note with your intentions and contact #.

I learned a ton from his book as well - it's definitely a staple for all real estate investors.

I think once I rehab I can get the GMI higher, but I am leaving the estimate at $1500 (about $100 above what current owner is getting) on the worksheet.The property also has a walk-up attic I could make into a third unit, but I left that out because that should be the gravy, not the staple.

Nothing, besides stapling earnest money to the offer, makes you more serious than a valid contract sitting in front of somebody.

I'm not adverse to a two or three sub 30K props for cash flow that I will buy in cash and hold until I die,  but don't want to make that the staple of my portfolio.