We are fortunate to have quite a few nice areas.

A new brick chimney cost a fortune.

Fortune 500 companies spend tons on researching areas to find out what products people want.

Fortunately a LOT of people already have.Here's a fly by, as a first investor you don't want anything requiring much rehab work.You also want a lot of buffer: you can't go wrong with the famous 2% rule.

He told me (which I already knew to do instinctively and thanks to reading here at BiggerPockets, but good to be reinforced) to put together a lending package that included: 1) a cover letter explaining the credit history; 2) an "About Me" profile on myself, explaining how my career experience and other factors will translate to success as a a local income property investor and property manager; 3) an "About My Team" profile demonstrating that I have the network and support to succeed.I am fortunate to have a kick*ss team and, frankly, a similarly strong toolkit of personal attributes that don't necessarily ensure success but make it a helluva lot more likely.

Fortunately I've had a few years where actuals were considerably below 50%.

The ones that do have insurance usually charge a fortune.

I fortunately have found a contractor who is willing to work with me but I will still have a put up a few thousand to get everything to where it should be.

Fortunately I came across this site and am discovering a wealth of information to educate myself.

Hey everyone I just signed up to this site as I came across it doing research on the Fortune Builders Mastery program.