I live in Anchorage, Alaska which is relatively small, but has a steady growth rate.

I use my extra money and borrowing ability to buy cash flow rentals out of state that actually really cash flow as opposed to a maybe break even asset that my only hope is for the market to trend up and is based on what someone in DC decides to do that effects the economy as a whole, or what 1 million other people in my local metro suddenly decide that pushes value one way or another.

As a starting point for screening absentee owners, I suggest these parameters:- 40% equity or more- at least 7 years ownership- 3-5 bedrooms (I'm assuming you're looking for SFH)- Not corporate or trustee owned A cool feature from Listsource is the ability to find properties based on geography.

I've quickly grown tired of my rootless existence and long for the day when cashflow from my my portfolio will at least sustain the portfolio's growth, or at best replace enough of my income so I can trade this job for something less lucrative but more stationary.

It may not be a measure of the trainers ability but a measure of societies motivation to learn something new and actually do it.

You'd do we'll to make a connection in your letter ("here... fishy fishy") and then try different baits (headlines, or problems solved) over multiple, sequential letters.Your most powerful tool will be the ability to connect and resonate with the owner.

Greg....Ryan is spot on with the "rent-to own" or "lease with option to buy" but the one thing to add is the non-refundable upfront fee....This is also part of a down payment you add up front...Could be 1-3% of the agreed to purchase price (which you should look at based off when you decide to sell and add the average growth rate based of your market...could be anywhere from 3-8%....So if the house is worth 200K now and you plan to sell in 2018 using say 5% growth per year, you would offer the house at 250K for the sale).

Texas law generally gives a landlord the ability to set occupancy to three adults (persons over 18) for each bedroom of the dwelling.

The only benefit you can miss out on is the ability to contribute a higher percentage to a Solo 401k.

Those were the days of mirror-fogging lending, but I worked within my means and abilities and had no problems.