Hello BP,My name is James, I live in San Antonio, Tx and I am very happy to find this online community.

Unlike other forms of currency, they only exist online and in the form of encoded computer files.

There are many ways to market and network your services online and off.

I personally have never used a mailer and just do online marketing with my website because SEO is my specialty (and its free besides purchase of domain/hosting).Also last word is don't get discouraged if this is really what you want to do.

(Foundation, etc.)Is it near an airport or train tracks or somewhere else people wouldn't want to live?

Yes, I did the online classroom.

I am speaking from years of experience handling the design and maintenance of three high end hotels in Seattle, Portland, and New York.Cheap carpet wears out three times faster than carpet that's only twice as much.If your flooring is top of the line, a few dollars a month increase will pay it off, and it's easy to get a few more dollars when your property looks spectacular.No matter what you do or say, someone's always going to smoke inside, spill drinks, potty train a dachshund, practice naked yoga, and/or feed their kids too much sugar.

If u would've asked this question back in 2004, most of us were being trained that a negative cashflow is ok.

Better yet, just pay a bit extra up front and get tailored, advice from a trained, insured, professional. 

This year, I've decided mostly to focus on flipping houses because I don't think I'm ready to get involved with landlording or hiring property managers, etc.I just joined my local REIA Tampa Bay chapter and will begin attending meetings, but I'm hoping to learn more about certain things online as well, things I've been having trouble narrowing down in the forums.I'm wondering about:•How hard money lenders work, and how you communicate with/propose deals that a person in that position.