I want to get a start and get some cash flow going, but all that information is still swimming around in my head and my financial resources are not plentiful at this point. 

Elizabeth Colegrove   Like many that are life long RE folks you either decide to be in the rental game or you are in the value add game without all the PM head aches.

When I went through the class to be a Broker just a couple of months ago, they constantly drilled it into our heads how you cannot pay "fees" unless you are a Broker!

Also, I recall having a DSS tenant in one of my properties in up state NY.They where refugees from Ghana I believe, these folks where obsessed with house and looked after it to extreme lengths.Maybe a similar strategy could be implemented of renting to refugees who would actually appreciate a roof over their head and opportunity for a better life.Just my opinion.Thanks

If the answer is: Yes, BUT I don't want to spend any money you are right. Why would you want to spend more money and time on creating a floating clip for your wesbite or blog.If you're keen to use your presentation sk...

The owner died, and was just a old landlord who kept everything in his head, no paperwork, nothing...I plan on managing both properties when I return to the Unites States at the end of the year, and have family who can do it for me until then, so I will be paying myself management fees.

We've got some great bargains here for low priced housing that work well for rentals; however, if you start looking at the $150,000+ range, you're probably better off heading to Altoona, Ankeny, or any of the metro suburbs.  

. :)  I definitely agree that starting out is hard. there are a lot of obstacles that seem to be in the way, and while most of them are in our heads and can be somewhat mitigated with education, others obstacles demand faith from others, which is harder to overcome without experience.   

Hello guys/galsI just got back home from Afghanistan and I already know that next year I will be headed to another duty station.

Buy some donuts and head down there..