I leave them a very simple one page letter for landlords, the benefits of lease to own versus regular landlording and my contact details.

Keep the rules simple but be flexible with real people.

Well the simple answer is call the mortgage company and ask.  

My plan started from a simple concept I found in reading rich dad, poor dad.....Buy income producing assets and have your assets pay your liabilities. 

Why learn all of this when isn't it as simple as just buying a house for a agent and sell it for more or doing it up and selling or just renting it out?

Is it as simple as finding a solid property management company to take care of most everything?

@Shetal Gandhias a programmer, you are likely ahead of most REI folks in terms of what you can do with data.mash yourself a simple geodatabase from redfin csv's or assessor shapefiles. get up on qgis (20 minutes) and make some visual databases for your programmer self.

In 90 - 120 days business owners can obtain $100k to $250k in unsecured business lines of credit themselves.Follow these simple steps:1) Establish a strong internet presence for your company by listing it on at least 15 sites-- Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Scoop It, Bing, Manta, 411, Google+, Google Places, etc.2) Establish a business checking account at 2 banks (with a 700 credit each will offer a business credit card.3) Make regular deposits into your business checking account for 90 days to establish a favorable bank rating.4) Add higher level trade references to Dun and Bradstreet to provide depth to your Paydex Score (net 30s are usually lower amounts; you'll need higher approvals from your trade references-- 2k to 4k).5) Upload your company financials to Dun and Bradstreet to complete your file and create a strong credit profile.6) After 90 days apply for unsecured lines of credit.

As simple as changing the door knob.  

It's that simple"