Either you have someone be your eyes and ears, or you travel to the OOS property to see everything for yourself - it all has a cost. 

Save money And then keep an eye open for a similar property!

How will you differentiate yourself from the people twice your age that have bought/sold their own homes many times, know what it's like to be a functional member of a community, raised children, owned businesses, worked a 30-year career in corporate America, lived through the housing crisis of 2008, and earned more than a few battle scars in life?

My credit is 660+ and climbing, and hers is about to start catching up from the lower 600s.

He went out the same day and found a build up of ice on the seal due to them spilling water while filling up ice trays.Our cleaner keeps a keen eye on things when she is there and we have a great neighbor who keeps me informed.

But as I often say, these kind of rankings are part art and part science … so the beauty of any conclusion drawn from this analysis is definitely in the eye of the beholder.

Cap rates are very low right now because appreciation has been strong (which drives up prices without corresponding cashflow) and interest rates are down (which increases buying power per $ spent).Going forward, rents will probably climb as the inefficiencies in the market catch up, interest rates climb, and a greater percentage of the population is unable to purchase homes. 

I remember eyeing real estate then wishing but I couldn't even pay all my bills.

I started with sending out letters saying I was looking to purchased, realized where most of my calls came from and started driving around looking at places that caught my eye.

So I decided to go online to find out what rich people do with small sums, like $10K.A Kris Kohn video appeared and he mentioned that you could buy a small business and possibly put only $10K down.I’ve found a few websites that caught my eye and there was a Pizza Place that appeared in my area.Now, I have significant knowledge working in an industrial kitchen because that was my primary job in the military, so I know what everything should look like, but I don’t have a lot of knowledge about a civilian Pizza shop directly.