@Alex Mansur A good book recommendation is "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene, there is a digital version and audio, digital giving you access to a search option for keywords.

Bad tenants know that waving green stuff under a LL's nose blinds them to everything else the prospective tenant might be hiding.

One was BRRRR by David Greene and another Financial Freedom by Michael Blank.

When I was green, had no track record and practically no money - I paid as much as 21% with interest and other costs.

Brokers aren't going to give anyone green a sweet deal, so my advice would be to build up your investor database so you can add tangible value to a team.

Maybe I'm green and a bit starry-eyed but I love this concept. 

@Nicholas FieldExterior paint a neutral green, blue or gray, wood trim crisp white.

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I'm starting the book: Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene. 

I've recently read 6 books on the subject, but seem to be re-reading over and over two books: Long Distance Real Estate Investing (Greene) and BRRRR (also by David Greene) and as they say, follow the fire.