I use all of the free tools I can find to see what makes sense and right now, rents aren’t going to cover an FHA mortgage.

What tools helped you succeed?

@Lisa Sluss, @Joseph Dunphy is spot on.Yes I'm biased towards hard money, but it's a tool for your toolbox.

Are folks using a good ol' spreadsheet to track the numbers associated with the rentals? Or are you guys using specific software?

@Dale NuzumWhether the strategy makes sense or not will depend on a lot of details.As a means to utilize existing tax-deferred retirement savings to capitalize a business expansion, a ROBS would absolutely be the correct tool for the purpose.

I'm a big youtube fan lol but it also happens to be a perfect tool for learning construction.

If you are looking for easy software to model returns and CAPEX, I highly recommend Real Estate Tools.

Hi Family, What is the best ways or tools out there to find owner’s informations, like address, phone number?

At the same time, I have talked to just as many who see it simply as an investment tool and they are more concerned with their over-all IRR on their investment so they are looking at more than just purchase price when closing.  

A HELOC is a tool.