Don't discount the great knowledge of others from all over that will be able to help you too.Read the articles on the main blog, listen to the BP Podcasts and be active on the forums and you will get a great education in any aspect of real estate you are interested in.Good to see you already are hitting some of the local REIAs.

When we go antique shopping we avoid any "cool" area where everything is marked up and find house clearance specialists in random areas who tend to misprice their stock.

I am investing in the Topeka area and want to make sure I avoid that roofer or if you like, I can recommend a roofer to you if your rental is near the Topeka area.

I'm looking to develop partnerships/relationships, attend meetups, anything I can do to learn from more experienced parties and individuals in regard to all aspects personal real estate investment.My wife and I are working diligently to establish real estate as a full time career over the next 3-5 years, and we greatly appreciate your time.

I'll need to test for lead and remediate which for obvious reasons I'd like to avoid..

Not only would I turn it down but I'd probably avoid that agent selling the service as that becomes rather unethical, on the low end of the scale, to suggest that I go there.

There is one possible exception: if the home becomes bank-owned through foreclosure, the bank might consider selling the home as soon as possible to the rent-to-own buyer in order to avoid the hassle of maintaining and marketing the property to a different buyer.

I was quite satisfied on all aspects of these terms.As for the balloon portion.

The declining values and high maintenance are only avoidable by investing elsewhere.I wouldn't consider them as a buy/hold, but a slow flip.

I'm trying to avoid that route for now, and 25k limits me to having to purchase a mobile home near 10k, while I use the other 15k for repairs.