I too would rather access streamlined information than to have to read a lot of opinions and try to extract what I think is factual.

Whatever it is just focus on taking meaningful action every day toward your goals. 

In Cali, the good areas usually outperform the not so good by such a significant margin that if you can go to the better locations the results could be very meaningful long run.

Put 20% down which you extract from your home equity.

Student housing in Boulder is tough to find because they are squeezing more and more kids into that campus, but the lack of any ability to build in a meaningful way means that student housing is VERY expensive.  

What to extract from a credit report is part art and part science; if you just get a FICO (or other branded model of) credit score, you don't get to see the details that matter.

Hi All-  Great BP members u all rock in providing meaningful insight to newbies wanna grow in REIMy Topic for discussion is Finding lower priced homes within the boundary corridor of my living location in Burtonsville, MD within 45-1 hr away and priced in 40-50$ range for duplex n triplex mainly for Cash flow investments and having long term rental potential.I like to know what are the resource and characteristics to find properties within 45-1 hr min from my location in Burtonsville MD so I can get low priced homes with much rental potential and get in a low range of 30-40k so I leverage for more homes to grow.

It's your job to extract that number from them and not to pay more.

Where is your "extractable" equity best used (after selling costs, expenses, etc)?

While there are obvious similarities, there are meaningful differences in state law when it comes to LLCs and partnerships.And yes, I believe all 50 states require you to file documents with the state to form an LLC.