I've heard of Windsor, Reunion, Festival, etc, but I'm curious if anyone has done a proforma or has an excel sheet that they can share with a newbie like myself. 

I've bought tons of houses pre-foreclosure, at sheriff sale, from the mls, etc. and every single time I win a competitive bid I still have a fleeting thought go through my head - "what did I miss?"

Once you have at least 2 years solid income history in the same field, excellent credit, enough savings for a down payment and some more savings for cash reserves (and some more savings for cash reserves), start investing in real estate (or more passive and less risky investments like dividend stock mutual funds).  

I feel like fighting for carpet in court is nonsense and usually the tenant wins. 6 years for carpet is a long time in my rental world.

Win-win.More than likely, keeping the son as a tenant is not going to work out well. 

I am going to work under his brokerage which he has made incredibly flexible for me to do and his splits are great and his fees are low so it is a win-win he's going to teach me everything along the way.

The issue is it's going to add up because you're not going to win a lot of the auctions, especially if the reserve bids aren't announced in advance.For the taxes, obviously you go to the tax collector's website / call their office.

Hi, this is an excel question as much is it is an investment question, but I am wondering if folks here can provide any insight on how excel is taking cash flows as inputs.I have series of cash flows in a single row.

I'm using PenFed for my HELOC, which has been an excellent experience. 

Excellent, Thanks again