Before I arrived here I spent 5 years in Washington, DC, getting a Master's degree and working for a few years in the think tank community.My brother, Chris, has been working in real estate in South Florida in one way or another since 2008.

Just graduated college last year with a nursing degree, and have long been interested in building net worth and also working for myself through real estate.Moved from Chicago to NC for a nursing job, and am now researching what it will take to make an educate leap into the world of real estate investing.See you on the forums,Dylan

The process varies state to state and cities and counties may also have their own additional rules.

It varies and really is unpredictable (although some people can guesstimate better than others).

For properties 6+, you might be able to still use conventional financing, depending on how much equity you have built in your prior properties and to what degree you have improved the rental revenue ... but the process gets more difficult each time.

Robert tax liens and tax deeds vary by state and even county and city in some cases.Call your tax assessors office.

I can see that a target cash flow could vary by area but ROI I think should be pretty standard.

You're under no obligation to bring it up to their perception of any degree of craftsmanship, but their work is to be customary for repairs in the industry.Might be able to have this as a DIY, point tucking and fixing cracks, no idea how bad it is.Might ask how much it would be to strip it, another DIY project, and reside it with something else. :)

Gas can vary.

The difficulty is it is hard for the inexperienced to cut through the sales pitch and evaluate the degree of actual knowledge and experience.