On the other hand, getting my license has enabled me to act as broker for deals that I find unsuitable for personal investment, and I've done a bunch of those in my area of expertise(the Capital District of NY State.)

Your best bet is, to improvise your system internally, like sign up for a pro account in home depot and enable text2confirm or open cash accounts with suppliers or small credit accounta in paint shop.

The property was solid, the numbers worked out, owner financing enabled us to only have to put up $7k on the down payment, so we jumped on it! 

Enables to buyer to not miss offer opportunities in a fast paced market. 

We have never bought a home before, but we thought it would be a smart move to buy a cheaper home (170K) in Austin, TX, instead of renting all the time we are saving up to buy a 300K home.So what I'm trying to figure out is, if it would be smartest to rent for 5 years (and through money out of the window), or buy enable to potentially avoid to loose money to a renter while paying off school loans and save for downpayment.

I generally use the 50% guideline but not as a hard and fast rule per se.It depends on the potential of the property to perform over time, which enables me to overlook this initial 50% rule stress test as a limiting factor to my purchase.

I am landlord to all my properties which enables me to to provide a premium service to obtain higher quality long term tenants.

The small commercial sites are getting snapped up.The passage of this long-planned high-density enabling bill was expected by everyone on the supporting side in early 2015, but in December after numerous delays, the council kicked it back down to the Planning level over a very thin reason that has now been addressed in some 2016 legislation.

Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

Can someone give an example of what the math looks like that enables you to refi and pull money back out after you have bought the property and rehabbed?