Also just for the record owning/financing a solar system is superior to leasing in my book partly because returns are better and for other reasons as well, but in the case of investment property when the owner can’t claim the tax credit, then in that case leasing is currently the best option for going solar.

The manufacturer Pergo has an online installation guide in .pdf form that details how to do this well.

I’ve done what I consider required reading and I keep all these books around personally indexed as references.

We'll also be moving cross country do to jobs in about a year so we're saving for that and to invest in the new area, not fans of out of state investors for newbie REIs.Some thoughts on what you could do, and what I wish I would have done right away when we go to our current location.1- House hack2 - do a flip3 - optimize your budget and savings, invest in yourself through books and BP.

I recommend a pitch book with your business plan, criteria, track record, management companies, attorney, brokers, (and a hypothetical deal is a judgment call).

I am hoping to find someone who has broken the surf I know I have plenty to learn but I can only read so many more books until I have to just get that first deal under my belt.

That said, @Brandon Turner has said on numerous podcasts and in his books that he likes to present several options to the seller in his offers.

These have been on the books for years, and only so many are offered for sale at a given time.

I took breaks from listening to the podcasts to listen to the books that the guests mentioned.

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