They need to do a better job of setting an annual budget including contributions to reserves for major repairs and replacements.

With IRA you must have a custodian, this is the requirement set by the IRS.

Set your goal, plan your steps to achieve that goal and master each step till you can duplicate it, then scale it to larger properties and investments.  

Zack, Tips for auction, set a maximum price and hold fast.

After an exhaustive search, I've got a set of high converting postcards and we're going to do 6 touches for each name on the list.  

Closing costs vary but if you include your escrow set up your probably looking at 8,000 on that price.  

How do I go about setting that up so she is able to auto pay me on the first of every month? 

I am not dead set on the Car Wash and I am not selling meth on the side @David Carte...

But there are quite a good amount of other companies like Sophos setting up offices north of Boston. 

Here are some good places to start:http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet - find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!