If you think it might hinder your chance of re-renting in your market, give it that fresh look compared to other rentals in the area.

As an initial statement, while I am interested in perspectives on the Baton Rouge market in particular, this topic should apply equally to a great number of college towns and other similar markets so perspectives from other markets are just as welcome to discuss this issue.I am interested in starting to invest in rental properties and I am enjoying all of the guides, blogs and discussion topics which I have reviewed so far.

From a buy and hold perspective, the monthly Cash Flow and the CoC ROI seem pretty solid.  

I'm am a fresh of the boat real estate investor with no deals under my belt.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

An agent can not pay a commission to an unlicensed person.To put some of this in perspective, if an agent doesn't renew his license before it expires, he can not collect any commission for any sale which closes escrow while his license is expired even if all of the work was done while licensed.The real estate laws don't distinguish between retail and wholesale.

I'm wanting to begin investing myself but do not have very much knowledge on the financing from a hard money, private lending or joint venture perspective.

Welcome, @Katerina McKnight.Pre-foreclosures are actually relatively easy to handle, from a financing perspective.

The Northern Utah REIA (NUREIA.org) holds a monthly meeting and you could easily get some good perspective there.

From a processes perspective, there are not any significant differences.