We found a place that we believe is a good investment based on the location and size of the property.

Hi there,I believe it's in Brandon Turner's "7 Years to 7 Figure Wealth" that he recommends making improvements that increase the value of each property you buy by 10%.

I believe they are every Tuesday at 1:30 in one of the county buildings in Newark.

2- I believe that my recent tenants were already aware of the condition of the house while they moved out, and for this reason they did not leave their forwarding address for me.

Believe me when I say, not all lenders are created equal. 

I believe for your first investment property you should look into using the Master Lease Option method, it has the least amount of risks as there is no down payment and and you can essentially "test drive" the property before deciding whether or not to buy it.

@Mary Jay I believe in the idea of exchanging up.

I don't believe they are vetted by BP in any way, and you'll have to tailor it to your state's laws. 

I believe tenants also have the option to have their payment history reported to one of the credit bureaus too.

I do believe that's on the high end, and my agent has experience with other rental investors and she says that not an unreasonable rent rate- as long as I get the house looking good!