Read tons of books, never used a Guru (They strike me as ego inflated best of luck success stories), used a mentor when I was just starting out, and that helped significantly. 

NPN's is a numbers game...some deals are home runs, but most are singles and doubles with some strike outs along the way as well.  

IN addition these particular companies located in SEattle and Portland.. also track all the sales and they have people on staff that bid.. the borrower can attend but the borrower puts a strike price.. so its a bundle or suit of services.. the HML does all the tracking all the title work up front of course comps out the collateral and when able walks and inspects the property.. borrower needs to do drive by and get in the property if they can.. since the borrower is taking on the risk capital  IE the last 20% of the capital stack ..

Flipping strikes my fancy, I have skills for it.

Out of state ... strike one!

I am now looking to invest my money back into real estate and know i have much to learn, don’t hesitate to reach out and strike a conversation i love to learn!

Parents are usually unwilling to let their college-kid start off with a big fat strike to begin with, so rent is paid regularly and on-time. 

Long story short, after talking to the Mgmt company and their attorney the case was pulled at the courthouse and an entry was made in the record to strike my name as a defendant.

If you strike that from your rental agreement, then you will probably gain points with the tenants of both units.Are the machines in place or just promised at this point?

Matthew, it is up to you, but outside of the ethical element of being an aboveboard landlord, Fairfax County refers to their zoning enforcement officials as the "Strike Team".