Once I’ve created some income, then should I start looking for foreclosures, passive income and more sophisticated strategies?

I also thought SeaTac had a reputation as being "blue collarish" but it reportedly is right in the middle of Seattle and Tacoma offering great path to progress and easy commute to Seattle (via rapid transit)....Alaska Air's HQ is right next to property and there are massive expansion plans, which looks to be a plus...On the other hand, I cannot help wondereing how many potential tenants want to  next to an airline construction activity and a casino.

Sophisticated CRM and follow up systems.3. 2 to 3 or more closers ( real people that the second the lead came in they were pounding on the door) now you will have others on BP who qualify folks on the phone and only work the with most motivated.. and I suppose that works were you have little competition or your competition for inventory is not keen.. these folks were in bigger MSAs.4.

Make sure you have an experienced inspector who also will give you an indication of life span for major systems.I'd create a sophisticated spreadsheet with as many costs broken out as possible. 

Not very sophisticated on this so here's what I am thinking...1.

Their analysts are usually MBAs in finance who graduated at top of their class and have been trained to use and understand the most sophisticated financial modeling theories and techniques.The winning bidder pays for and gets ownership of these 1,000 NPNs.

Real life example: $18,435 debt service (includes mortgage, taxes, ins) and $32,355 net operating income would leave a DCR of 1.75 Cap Rate is Net Operating Income divided by Purchase PriceCap Rate can be great for looking at larger multifamily buildings with sophisticated buyers/brokers.

-More sophisticated the investors the less documentation and compliance we need.

. - Lot more inventory to work with (flexibility)- I see many affordable homes 150k-250k range and multi unit homes around 250-400k range- Thinking of buying between or near UNLV university/ main strip so I have faculties, staff, students from the universities as well as employees from the casino/hotel- Property Tax is cheaper (but can be a con in other states).Con & other inputs: - I feel like Las Vegas have short term residence more than long term residence (most of the properties seems to be owners who are not purchasing to live but to use it as vacation home or short/long term rentals.... so many properties can be vacant and potentially allow squatters/long eviction process)- Nevada law require a "responsible" person aka landlord/property management within 60 miles - Distance (I like to buy my properties locally because I can stop by or fix something if needed either by myself or contractors that I work with/familiar with- Property Management fees since long distance - Finding a property management company that is reliable and trustworthy. - Unfamiliarity with the area/surroundings- Lower Rent compared to CA but I know I can't compare apples and Oranges (But I don't want to invest just to break even)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tax questions ***Some state does not have tax on income(?)

Las Vegas Nevada - Very close to CA so I can either drive or fly short distance- No income tax- Can be maybe used for vacation rental- Low Property Taxes*** Worry is economy is heavily based on casino/hotel so if there is a downturn in the economy potentially have a lot of vacant properties in the area due to laid off/less tourist/etc *** Slight concern that I have is that I look at number of renters/landlord ratios (is it owner occupied or for investment?).