I currently live in Southern Ca and looking to jump into this game next year.

Have you played the board game?

I have no stake in AmFam - just a satisfied customer.

I looked on how much they make and its not bad at all.So now I am thinking of opening up my own apartment renting agency and provide much better support and customer service which will stand out from competition.

a 20 unit apartment building is a different game - are you sure the money is worth it to you?

If you want a website to advertise for private money, you should add a custom page to your existing site.

You have to keep your head in the game and stay FOCUSed.

So in other words, even though you might have an LTV of 25% the bank may not let you get back the money you put in as then they will be the only one with skin in the game.

I've seen a lot of 'custom' contracts with unnecessary and ridicules terms that only an uninformed seller with no counsel would agree to.

Make sure you've accounted for all costs (commissions, pest certificates, closing costs, seller concessions that are custom in your area, etc.).