My question is when I get to schedule E in my tax return for rental income I am used to putting the total amount I collect for rents. 

I am using the information from the mobile home blogs to do my first mobile home wholesale and I found it very useful.  

Do a search as this has been discussed in depth.I am using overfunded permanent life insurance and I wish I would have started sooner as I would have been much more ahead.

I am more interested in "house hacking" it so that is why I am using thinner margins.

Thanks @Gail Greenberg I am using a similar method for files.

I not only help clients purchase investment properties, I find I am used as a mentor especially for new investors.

I am using it as my son's college fund.

The market I am trying to enter is halfway across the country from where I reside, so I need to ensure the individual I am using is trusted, will give me honest estimates, etc.

You don't need a fat wallet, which means you don't need tons of money, to get started in real estate.Think of it like this: Imagine you're going to a big amusement park, and you want to ride all the cool rides.

@Rebekah Keller I am using asset based lenders now because I don’t qualify for bank loans and I can put the debt under an LLC so it doesn’t impact my personal DTI.