I'm glad I didn't place any weight on the 2% rule for my projections.

A good realtor is worth their weight in gold, but an average realtor may just slow you down.

This will also lessen the transition when you move out and build your empire.

I'm honestly not sure how they weight loans (project merits vs. borrower financials) but you should check them out.

However, if you can find a great partner (even if they have less experience), you can still get a mentor to help lessen the knowledge gap.As far as selecting markets, when you are investing for yourself, you don't need to overcomplicate it.

I got rid of some dead weight, sent a message to the other tenants not to mess with me and I also had the first unit I was going to rehab.

If only I knew how to code something like that LOLMine was super manual... downloaded what I felt was the most relevant ACS info from the census site (as a csv), then figured out how to weight each parameter I was interested in and assign a grade of A+ through F.

We want to lessen his risk.Also, how can I protect my interests for when the house is purchased, before I am put on the deed.

I’ll have to weight my options when I get to that point.

I’m not sure what the rental market is like over there.How much weight should we be putting on school ratings?