Find a partner, find co-workers/friends/relatives you wouldn’t mind living with, find a property you can buy for less than your current rent.

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

I have had many conversations with her friends about the differences in our markets and  have recognized for a while now that there may be some mutually beneficial opportunities to work with Canadian investor specifically. 

You want to focus on areas where you have a competitive advantage (you have lived there or you have family and friends there) and then compare those areas against widespread list of great areas to invest.Good luck!

I wouldn't say it's automated, but it's a user friendly CRM so far. 

NJ is very blue, liberal, tenant friendly state.

What if she lies and claims to have owned a home, or uses a friend's address instead of the rental address?"

Purchase price max 120k$Looking to purchase in the next 6-12 monthsTIA I think focusing on areas your current property manager can serve if you're happy with their service.

The LP got it from a friend who is in some kind of real estate mentoring program.

I am thinking about purchasing land for the intention of using it as a RV & Boat Self Storage.