Definitely lease optioning your own home to sell it is the way to go.... as long as you use contracts that protect you, negotiate good numbers, and carefully pick a quality tenant.

There are many ideas out there - don't just 'advertise' - do something of value that is associated with you.I recommend Neighborhood websites as a method for building relationships.

My partner is a heavy hitter in my area, that may give some insight on the quality of his coaches.

So I feel I should break this down into a series of questions.Can the quality of insurance you get for an investment house depend on the tenant’s background information (criminal record, credit report, history with property damage, etc.)?

So, I would think that 40% is a decent long term average between these two properties.In any case, I think the amount of your expenses will be dependant on the quality of tenants that your property attracts, the age of your property, and the number of units (the duplexes probably require a little less maintenance than say an 8 unit).What Mike is saying about 50% costs is probably a good rule of thumb for conservative cashflow estimates.

By that time, you'll have learned a number of "non-bank" methods for acquiring rental properties.Good Luck!

What is the best method to go out and get leads for my company?

So, are the deals that would be presented to me, are they high quality deals, or simply the deals that the broker simply couldn't do himself?

As a former teacher, I've seen how bad things have become in the past decade, and it isn't going to get better any time soon.I suspect it has more to due with the fact that the quality of grade and high school public educations are on the decline.

You will get high quality tenants because they are in the homeowners mindset since they will eventually own the house.