You can find burned out landlords by tracking evictions. 

. :) My goal in Real Estate is simple - I want to be my own boss and have enough financial freedom via rental cash flow, so that I can spend my time to develop great software (yes, I'm a software engineer by profession :)).

The guy is an investor and former structural engineer and had originally purchased this property in order to build a new home for his family.

There were engineering company's, eviction services, Coin-op washer/dryer purchases and leases etc, the full gamut.One of the vendors, a licensed tax preparer, captivated us all with her seminar entitled "you can write off almost anything".

Hey guys new to the site so excuse me if i'm out of line in anyway.I am going to be moving a 1.5 hour flight from home to complete an engineering degree in a city that revolves around this university.

@Robert Burns I have oftentimes asked myself the same question.  

At one of my local REIA's last month, I met a guy who is working for a small real estate startup, based out of Washington D.C. I want to share this new website that is currently in the beginning stages. Create is a w...

I work in DC as an operating engineer and have been interested in RE for as long as I have understood the concept (I tried to by a duplex at 19 and simply couldn't get the financing). my wife on the other hand is very skeptical about anything other than a 9-5, and i had to convince her that keeping our house in Ga when we moved was the best idea, instead of selling something that was only 2 years old.

It doesn't matter if its software developers or electrical engineers (my day job), contractors, or actual employees in your rehab business.

You'll probably want to get a structural engineer to make sure it is possible to remove the existing ceiling joists so as not to put too much lateral pressure on the exterior walls, and recommend footing sizes and depths for the piers.