Capital gains is the increase over your basis (in essence, what you paid for the investment [basis] and how much you profited upon sale).The money you pay toward you bills, has usually already been taxed somewhere along the line.ALWAYS check with you tax pro.

Check out YouTube videos or podcasts from Dave Meyers.Read "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.Don't expect to absorb everything in one sitting.

I'd recommend checking out other OKC meetups as well.

Check out http://sfrb.org/topic-no-205-evictions-pursuant-el... for more info on that.

Check out market specific fb groups.

I just posted info on several STR properties so check out my latest post and if interested in any of them LMK. 

To get renters, get the home ready, set rent that's fair, put ads online, check people who want to rent by using a form, look into their past, and call their old landlords and jobs.

This constantly gets my name out there and now I’ve got people approaching me about moving into my units on a regular basis.

Other options include regular loans with a 20% down payment or getting a long-term roommate.

As a seller or listing agent, I get a pest inspection and regular home inspection done immediately from a local company that all of the local agents trust.