Foreclosures are NOT "off-market" anymore because there's only about a bazillion, INCLUDING BP, who list these "opportunities".

This team should include professionals like agents, lenders, contractors, and property managers.Lastly, connect with other investors and attend local REI networking groups and meetups.

Subsequent steps include credit assessment and, upon agreement of terms, submission for underwriting.

Hey Sheila, We would screen everyone 18 and older so that would include the wife. 

I would look at the ROE differences between what you can make now by selling, including the yield on that lump sum if reinvested in the current market conditions, versus what the property will be worth at a point in the future (5 years, 10 years, etc).

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, perhaps see if it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).

If you could find something to break even after you move out, you are probably winning in this market. 

My plan is to take profits from flips and reinvest in Denver into properties that I can force equity into, that are positioned to appreciate, and that would at least break even and pay for themselves.