If this is your route, get a good realtor that will send out automatic instant updates on properties that match your criteria as they come on the market.

I have a modest income with expenses to match =] I have already starting saving money for my place of residency but would like to start saving for my investment property.

Make sure the comps all match your property's bedrooms and bathrooms, and make sure they are within 200sf. of your property, and within 1 mile max from the location of your property.2.

If you like the look of the laminate stairway, then try matching the color with minwax.

(i.e. make good on your claim that she has enough, or nearly enough, to invest in REI) Give her a goal; match it; keep her involved throughout the deal; and then SHOW her that saving will generate money while she sleeps.

If you keep working the same areas, you'll be able to do this pretty quickly from the information you're already researched - then when the seller hands you numbers, you can look for the things that don't match what you expected.It's in the seller's best interest to make the numbers look great, it's in your best interest to buy based on reality.

I am currently working in the Wholesale field, but also do a lot of networking and match making.

I always make any changes that do not match the appraisal district.

Find a good match, complete a few deals successfully, and future borrowing may be easier than you can imagine.

Question I have is if my employer has a matching 401K plan (which they do) can I fund my Solo 401K account with those pre tax dollars or does the employer typically make you use whomever they already have set up to do it (in my case Fidelity)?