oddly enough..the world economy has been poor and people have put their money into the U.S. dollar which has been showing strength in currency pairs for awhile since the middle of 08.who knows what happens next

No middle men brokers sending  MLS listings. 

Hi all. New member here.  My wife and I are in our mid/late forties and have decided to start buying single family rental properties.  Probably in the $100-$150k price range; which in our area (N. Central W) will buy ...

Even living 2,000 miles away, we could probably handle the needs of our tenants quicker than adding in a middle man.

I graduated at the top of my university class and went on to a fully-funded PhD fellowship in the Ivy League.

They will have a little grease on them all over from cooking in general, and lots of grease/oil/stuff around the knobs, because people open cabinet doors while they're in the middle of cooking.I am also not sure about painting the countertops. 

Toxic person who stalks and sabotages, kids caught in the middle, shaky/non existent employment,.... the works.You're in survival mode now and you need to prioritize your needs.  

Warning signs to me are always: able body men hanging out on the street in the middle of the day, boarded up houses, cars on blocks etc.

They are amazing to work with and it's always nice talking to the person making the decisions instead of a middle man.

Just like RE investment partnerships:  everyone loves each other on day 1, but what happens on day 195 when the project is overbudget/not sold, the payments stop, the contractor has run off, the borrower is in the middle of a divorce--or dies, etc, etc, etc.