They could have gotten married during his current tour (during which he would not have been authorized to move her to his location until his first move--then he would be entitled to his move plus her move...perhaps she needed a lease to cover her until she knew more about his orders).Also, due to funding, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that her husband's orders are being issued with very little notice (in the Navy, they're usually issued 6-9 months in advance, but I'm facing orders myself, and will probably get mine about 2 months out)...expect that to cause additional uncertainty.

To my surprise, in just the past week, I've seen two potentially good wholesale deals come across my desk here in Maryland.

How much is your rent"You'll be surprised what you can learn asking tenants questions!

You'd be surprised of all those I remember here, you're included.

As this is an investor walking through he will ask different questions and look at different things that you may be able to answer since you speak the investor speak.When I work with sellers I tell them up front I may flip the property to another buyer and that way there is no surprise when the seller realizes you'll make a profit.

BUT- i plan on having a large "slush fund/stash of cash" for any surprise problems that may occur.

I would also suggest you becomve pre-qualified for a mortgage to eliminate any surprises.

I'm surprised I haven't heard more about it from the articles and books I've read.I like your method of NOI calculation, but I don't completely understand how to go about calculating a further verified TIMMURV number (never heard that acronym before, but it's certainly helpful).

You'll be surprised of the initial costs for "1 week" if you don't do you due diligence.

We are humble people and, if anything, are overly understated when discussing our properties.That said, I've been surprised by some of the reactions we've gotten from non-investors.