I am working on an article to compare different markets.As far as "becoming familiar with the rental market", I don't know if you mean the health of the rental market, the neighborhoods, or talking to property managers.

But at the end of the day life is so much easier when you don't have to drag someone into court over a civil suit or send letters back and forth between attorneys reminding someone of what's legal and what isn't.

Now, at a time in my life when I'd like to be slowing down, I'm out of cash and out of prospects.

You should consider that everything in the house is new with a longer life span usually than a used home.

You need to become more of a transactional engineer to facilitate the desired outcome Brian, it goes with experience and knowing how to apply your talents and knowledge to achieve the ultimate goal, just as in life.

Market value anywhere between 250 and 300KWe need to move due to health issues of my daughter.I'm approved for a VA loan for 250K and can find quite a bit of house around the area for that price.My dilemma is that in order to sale my current house I really need to make some improvements.

Health insurance company3.

Thank you Dion, these waters are rather untested to date, the insight I provided is from experience, there are many "life events" that can come into play after a note is made, not just can, but do.The best thing to do is to avoid issues popping up in the future.Don't misunderstand, the lender and the borrower ultimately must agree to the terms.

Like many of you, "working while working" has always been a part of my life...not quite sure what I would do with a normal 9-5 and nothing else.

For the first time in my life I am 100% serious about making RE a business.