Do you mention the lien in the letter or just a more generic "I want to buy your house" type letter? 

They are both just looking for s higher rate of return on there money to supplement there income.

I was planning on signing up for the city course first and supplementing with the other landlord course.

"Closing Costs" are a generic term that carries a variety of meanings depending on who you speak to.

Understand your strengths (and your weaknesses) and focus on your strengths and supplement your weaknesses, and your RE business will get you to 30 units and maybe a lot more!

We were able to do this in just over 3 years from 2009 to 2012 (starting with next to no money in 2008).The income and formula was majorly supplemented by flipping properties and using the same buying model for rentals/flips.Some important things:- You should think about quitting your job earlier.

Drafting/consultation concerning operating agreement for LL entity7. drafting/negotiation of closing documents8. attendance at closing9. supplemental post-closing issues for three months following closingDoes not include: Title insurance, title report, closing costs of settlement agent, appraisal, survey.Any out of pocket costs (minimal) would be extra."

Generically speaking a performing loan fetches anywhere between $15 to $25 per month.

Very generically speaking, larger buildings usually come with increased barriers to entry such as more capital (or the need for partnering-which can be very good or very bad), an increased emphasis on your past "experience" as an investor, more complex asset management (especially if you are talking about something that is both REI and a business like Self Storage or other commercial endeavors).

Here's the way I look at it: --The initial as-is contract is the generic one used by state realtors & is always the same, so no need for lawyer to look at it.