I will be living alone there so I freaked out and I told, the next day by email to the landlord that there were things that I would like to be fix before I arrived there since I was going to move in a weekend.

Then, the wingman arrives to answer those questions.

I am of the opinion that I can negotiate better than most agents and arrive at the best deal possible on my own.

We-prop manager and me arrived on time.

Normally the money needs to arrive a few days, maybe a week, before the closing.

To expedite the arrival of your status quo, 15 - 20 properties, you should seriously explore the power of leveraging your money.

Even if it were, by definition to arrive at that 50% average, some will have less and others more.

Assuming that maintenance and repairs will cost 20% of gross rents (I believe this number to be way north of what it will actually cost) we arrive at $1,015 for maintenance and repairs.I will also have an extra $2,000 in a revolving CD ladder as a slush fund to fix whatever Murphy's Law throws at me.So:Gross rents: $5,076Taxes: $701Insurance: $766Debt service: $2520Maintenance and repairs: $1,015Cash Flow: $74I realize this will be basically a wash as far as cash flow for the first year, but I think I have all my bases covered as far as projecting what expenses will be.

.- arrive early, stay late.- immediately place contact info from networking into my database. - Go to county courthouse- learn what info is available from clerks.- setup DBA- network- Locate good webdesigner to set up business website.- Design & printout business cards using local business.- Use local business to manufacture fifty bandit signs

It is either dropped off with my agent or it arrives in the mail (depending upon what I am doing with the purchase)