My long-term goal is to build up my own real estate empire to leave my job and spend time doing things I truly love.

We are additionally looking for a CPA, and we have already received some legal council.We own a single family condo on the north shore of Massachusetts, and just purchased, with the help of my father, a 4 unit apartment building in the same city.

You can search on here for other realtors in Seattle in the forum and ask themThe question here is who is in the list of agents or other pros when you as an investor trying to find one to build your team.

*None of my original posts, forum responses, private messages, or any other dialogue via any other methods of communication should be construed as tax advice.

Auctions are every Tuesday and Thursday in DuPage jail building and day before after 3 PM you can see asking prices.Here is the link:http://www.dupagesheriff.org/CivilProcess/497/

You could also instead: get a construction loan and buy a fixer home with no ADU and you build it yourself. usually - I see people buying a home like this for $650k to $700k and then adding the ADU for $100k where you end at $750k to $800k with a well renovated home! 

Also, in regards to communication with your lender, I always tell my clients to consider me as their lawyer and tell me everything (good, bad and ugly) and then I can best help them navigate how to communicate to the Underwiters.

I'm wanting to purchase and rehab or build in rural Ga but would like to talk to a good loan officer who can let me know if the location and me qualify for a USDA loan?

Before diving in, I'm focused on building a solid knowledge base and seeking advice from experienced investors like you.

So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.