[/quoteThe question is how many rentals can you afford to buy if you put down a traditional 20%?

I have a concern about your lack of reading.RE deals are many times tied to documents and other written items.

You don't always get a definite payback on those items, but you do nonetheless get payback in the quality of tenant you attract.

A profit they would not make if they sold for all cash in a more traditional transaction.

The list can be produced by the home inspector as it will be the same items the inspector writes up normally.John Corey

Online sites can help offset expenses by not having meeting locations and selling items and adspace.

What r the key items I need to put in my letter?

Someone noticed that the house didn't look right (garbage and house items all over) and called the cops.

I realized that I'm in the early stages of acquiring this property but I'd like to have my lender nailed down before this goes much further.Right now I've contacted my bank to see about a traditional investment mortgage but I'm thinking that a hard money/private lender of some sort will be a better choice since I'm planning on doing a few quick renovations then putting it back on the market ASAP.

The market bieng the way it is, I'm also very interested in the most efficient ways of doing this besides bandit signs and other traditional ways I've read about.