Depending on your comfort level you might want to start with multi-family.

And we made sure everyone having any contact with our tenants treated them fairly, well and in the manner they'd like to be treated.As a result, our incidents of being sued are down at the noise level compared to historical industry averages.

If at the examination level it is apparent that fraud was committed it can be turned over to an appropriate law enforcement agency, the Sheriff or State Troopers, but it could be FBI, FDIC, Treasury Dept. or HUD, depending on the matter, they all carry guns and badges, you get to go for a ride and based on the facts at hand, well you can guess.

All good advice ...but keeping the course material on point to add value to your level of expertise in the REI realm will be an interesting exercise.During my Engineering studies we had to take 2 years of a Finance elective (after the required micro/macro econ., ordeal).But the Business/Financial faculty had little to offer other than pure theory so I approached a visiting prof in the Ag Science faculty.

It is important to evaluate various options and do whatever fits your goals and comfort level best.

I just don't see how you could ever make money unless you had a huge down payment or wanted to buy and hold and hope for appreciation many years down the road.The positive aspect about this town is it seems to be quite stable, real estate has leveled out and is actually turning around here quickly.

This is how you can get involved and be a part of a transaction that you otherwise aren't ready to participate in at a more skilled level yet.Time is of the essence and instead of trying to learn how to do this while it is in your hand, you should do the best thing to move the deal forward by putting your buyer in contact with the seller now.

It's 3 bedrooms and 1 bath on two levels.

It is not a substitute in any way for professional advice and some advice here is ok and some just plain bad, but overall this is an incredibly GOOD source of information for investors at many levels.

The right strategy for each person depends on your comfort level and a balancing of the below: - How you want to manage your monthly cash flow inflows and outflows, - Your opportunity costs for that money if it were reinvested elsewhere - what you're losing or gaining, are you getting ahead?