Feeling that my way into Goldman Sachs or MS was no longer viable, I decided to drop out of college instead of paying $35k a year for a piece of paper, and decided to take a trip overseas to visit family.

She moved in with her 90 year old father and he took a trip the first month to Texas and died.

Detroit is a 3-4 time a year trip for me so I will give you shout next time I come to the East side of the state!

Carli my name is joez 😊 .I have been and investor many years .First a few tips read rich dad poor dad Robert KEOSKI to simplify investing .Second to me it's all about the numbers .If you have NEGITIVE cash flow and there is no room for growth you are not in the right place .Finally keep all your investments within 20/25 minutes of your home you will be taking many trips in the beginning to open doors or turn on switches lol .Look in a good deal there is meat on the bone say and older person neglects in a good area potential clean up and flip so on .Final piece kiss keep it simple spiggette it's in all investing books hey good luck any questions I am Always looking to learn and do better 

If you are using hard money you need to budget for the points and fees as well as traditional third party closing fees.Repairs: The money it is going to take you to rehab the property plus an extra 10% of estimated repair costs to account for unexpected repairs.Holdings Costs: Here is where a lot of investors get tripped up.

You should also be able to wirite off your trips as well.

The nickel-and-dime thing I was about to do, in retrospect would have been tripping over pennies on the way to dollars.

@Barbara Kennedy  if you put a house on a website with picture bed bath etc and give the illusion your selling it.. and or put an add in Craigs list again in the homes for sale section that is illegal in Oregon.. assigning contracts is not.. but pretty hard for all but the most established to be able to actually do it without violating the laws.. and one trip to salem to talk to the DRE will cure you of that  LOL

How do they actually make the trip from point A to point B?  

I'm planning a road trip to look at some select cities in North Carolina and Tennessee.