You can invest it with someone else but it has to be an arms length transaction.

She got me an ARM, which I didn't want.

We help her with her meals when we can, her arm is in a sling and she doesn't like the way they serve the food.

I am looking for my first property sub 90k and thinking I need around 25k to safety start. 16k-18k for down payment and the rest for remodeling and reserves.

I have been looking at investment properties and learning a lot about investing but I am a little confused about who pays for the increases in the safety deposit.In a lease renewal, the rent will usually increase and so will the security deposit.

I will tell you what lenders are looking for is safety.

Thing is I'd have less cash flow (but still would cover mortgages and have some cash flow even after budgeting for expenses) and a higher interest rate than the sweet 3.xx rates I have now and less margin of safety in some ways.

I am still learning, but if you need an extra hand painting, or maybe a extra pair of arms to move things in and or out of the house i'd certainly be more than happy to assist.Thank You,Eric,.

@Jamie CarterTo find out about an area go to loopnet search the are get 5 property packages find the 5 pages in each talking about why this is the best area to invest in real estate copy and paste into a word doc you now have 25 pages as to why this area is good these are your talking points.Go to IREM.org search for ARM certified property managers.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookGo to IREM.org search for ARM certified property managers.