short supply  so if you buy those were there are jobs seems to me its pretty safe bet.but then we are all just one major incident away from some sort of consumer sentiment stopping sales. 

Property is a foreclosure and is currently vacant, but doesn't need much to get it rent ready, paint and a good cleaning(I was surprised). 

I had a contractor who quoted me around 8k of work needed to get this house rent ready.

Finally, when I switched PM, I was ready to sell and move on.I build my team and even if it's TKP; I visit them and look at their operations.

@Jimmy Ready as @George Blower mentioned, you can take advantage of both a Self-Directed IRA and your work 401(k). 

I'm a newbie getting ready to make my first purchase and trying to determine the pros/cons of HML, HELOC or using savings.

(unless of course you are ready for a battle and have a large amount of money to do so)2.

This way if it was more time consuming, we charge more, but at the very minimum, a $150 fee will be charged.When factoring the cost, make sure that it covers the minimum time just to make it worth it to someone to do the work. 

I've done some deep research in both Gloucester City and Camden City as long term buy and hold markets but I'm not quite ready to commit to those areas.

I had my team assembled and ready to go before I ever put in my first offer.