Pay for dinners, lunch (rich people love freebies).You are on the right track to search for a "hand hold".

Scott – This one is tailored to investors looking to understand real estate accounting and bookkeeping.You might also consider looking into general bookkeeping books like "QuickBooks for Dummies" for managing finances, especially if you ever plan to expand beyond REI Hub or need more detailed tracking!

It’s very customizable and user friendly and makes it super easy to track all of our finances.

They both work slightly differently, but are similar enough that a call to the tenants rep usually can get you on the right track to making sure you follow all of the guidelines.

I think you are on the right track and should only be looking at values on owned land.

My point is I want to avoid paying for the repairs, am I on the right track and is there any advice I should know before my first auction ?

Many seasoned investors are willing to share insights, and shadowing someone experienced can fast-track your learning curve.You’ll also want to familiarize yourself with the numbers behind successful flips—acquisition costs, renovation budgets, and after-repair value (ARV).

Our relationship was getting back on track but I had some resentment from the demon years.2nd year similar to first.  3rd year was looking promising then University California TA strike.  3 years in and no way he could graduate in bio but could graduate in his hobby of German.  

I know it will help to have a mentor and connections to immensely fast track my goal but there was no way I could come up with $40k that time (after reading abit in BP, creative financing sure is interesting!)

If you do a good job with building sponsor relationships, then you can probably get to the point that they'll allow you to use their track record.