My dream is to buy distressed properties, rehab them, rent them out, leverage other people's money to scale up, and hold my properties forever - basically the BRRRR strategy that @Brandon Turner and @Joshua Dorkin teach.I'm glad I found Bigger Pockets - a great resource.

Actively re-starting about 2 1/ years ago in RE investing we began to consume a lot of material on investing (podcasts, books, etc.), the end result being we took our eyes off the ball to the deals that were right in ...

This may indeed be the reason to refi after the first unit is turned and you basically swallow the costs of the second turn in order to keep your current rate.

I am somewhat picky though because I know I can be, as I pass any basic landlord tenant screening with flying colors.  

Basic rules of investing in any form.

It's the silly little questions like this that drive me nuts!

Basically, I'm taking a leap of faith, using lessons learned in "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" to hopefully build a passive income stream. 

Hey guys my name is Adrian, and I was driving for dollars and found a couple abandoned home, but I can’t find any useful information on the owner like current address, or number, e-mail on the county records.

Apologies for the basic question, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer online.

I then save or scan everything to an encrypted drive and shred any paper.