How has your search for real estate been these past 5 months?

Originally posted by Account Closed:Im looking at 3 to 4 units  and i know with 2 units i wont live rent free but 3 or 4 should be right  Pick a city/town that you'd be ok living in and then start searching. 

After months and months of searching and calling, making offers, and waiting, I am finally under contract on my first rental. 

As a fellow newbie I suggest doing three things to help you move forward:1- listen to the podcasts- they help you learn information you wouldn't even think of searching for2- attend Real estate meetings: you never know which contact will help you get your first deal.3- stay active in the forums asking and responding so you can learn and be more visible to others.Good luck and don't give up! 

I wish you the best in your search!  

Our friends just suggested we looked into series-LLC- I'm going to research that and see if that's a better approach going forward.You can do a reverse entity search and find the owner of any LLC in Iowa- so you can "kind of" stay anonymous, but not all the way. 

I have searched this site and saw the Real Estate Forms and Contracts but it turned up a "Page Not Found" page. 

If there is anything I can do to help you in your search let me know.

(My searches just find mortgage *brokers* when I search)Do I even need a licensed mortgage originator for a 2nd?

You can also search through older forum posts to see if anyone else has posted on a topic or area that you are interested in.I would try to be as specific as possible when posting on these forums.