I've purchased numerous properties without seeing the interior.

I understand there are numerous variables to justify the cost, however, I wanted to get thoughts and experiences from those who use a PM and are in small residential investing (2-4 Units).

Check out the many blogs and podcasts and definitely chime in on the numerous forums.

You can employ your spouse and buy them health insurance,you can purchase your vehicle by your company and depreciate it and repair maintain it., etc.

I've done it numerous times.2.

I hope you find the results you're looking for in your YL campaign.I haven't done any direct-mail marketing myself, but I keep hearing that you have to reach out to people numerous times before the real deals start rolling in.

It has been suggested to me numerous times that gathering your team prior to acquiring any real estate is essential to success.I would like to start going out and meeting with accountants in my area so that I may start this process, but I have no idea how it works.

Hello Michael, I think with so many ways to get started in investing you're bound to find numerous opinions on what is "the best" place to start.What are your mentors telling you?

Lastly, I took back a few properties a few years back in my volatile markets that I was ok selling on the cheap because my health at the time didn't justify the energy to rehab and retail them to non-existent buyers.All lead to reasons why you can only establish a criteria as a buyer and try to stay within it.

Hi @ art warren. welcome to bp where i have found a wealth of information and tips thru the podcast and many of the conversations in the posts. i too have a full time job in the federal criminal justice field and enjoy rehabs, upgrades, etc on homes. and i also know several guys who work for at bush int airport parttime for the flight and health benefits and held down a full time job working with me at the post office on the north side many years ago. now i am kicking myself for not doing the same back then or else i would also be retiring from continental/united also. well good luck and see you in another post.