@Brandon Fish Generally banks won’t count income from the tenant’s rent until you have 2 years of rental income on your tax returns.

Happens every day ... and fishing every day on BP.

But this book is a game-changer and a must-read for anyone looking to get to the next level.At the end of the day, reading changes the way we see the world, broadens the mind and helps our brain rethink or in some cases unlearn somethings that are not beneficial to our growth as investors. 

He takes random days off without notice and can be found biking or fishing when he should be working. 

in reality i just want a good 5 properties under my belt and im done. my end goal is have them each cash flow 600+ no mortgages and just buy and hold untill i get buried one day haha.. i live a frugal lifestyle so i dont need much money at all. between stocks and real estate i should be good to be financially independent. i joined bp to broaden my vision and learn how everyone else thinks.. maybe theres a better course. 

I just don't want to look like a fish out of water when I make my first offer.Any help, advice, or guidance would be much appreciated!!

It focuses on choosing your tenant then the house.Being a landlord is similar to being a fisherman you have to know what fish you going after and then you put the right bait on the hook and you fish in the right places in the tenants will appear because you have what they want..Read my paper and read about how to choose your tenant type.

I am/was a very small fish but you could buy anything and rent it out on closing day for about double the payment.

We enjoy the local college sports (season tickets to basketball and football), travel, hiking, snorkel/SCUBA, fishing.  

I'm only mailing to 125 addresses so I'm guessing I need to broaden my search and hit some different towns