My only challenge right now and with most investors is funding deals.

We then make the #1 priority to pay down the HELOC.It can be done, just know the challenges.

User is advised to engage the services of a licensed professional appraiser in order to receive an accurate and comprehensive evaluation of the market value of a home.

This must also be a problem for new people coming to the industry as well.So I challenge all you old hands out there to help me and others to understand the talk and if you read this Josh perhaps you can think of a section that would list all these for future reference

My long-term goal is to own a diverse portfolio that provides me the freedom to choose the type and level of activity, and to engage in a variety of investing and developing opportunities.

From what I have seen people normally pay up front for the audit and have to pay again to have an attorney challenge the violations.

I would engage with a Realtor simply as a mean to determine what the market is doing for closed properties and active homes that match the criteria of the home you're trying to buy.

What were the challenges you faced?

Otherwise, it's hard to know what you should pay for, or whether your should engage, a property management company that will generally take 8%-10% of your revenues.In addition to finding a good book - Nolo's got great ones, and Jeffrey Taylor's Landlording Guide is fantastic but more comprehensive - I'd also recommend looking at property management software suites.

I know from her speaking engagements she proposes investors use a 35% operating expense rule instead of a 50% rule as a high level gauge for deals.