If you can keep a few good sets to rotate as tenants move out you can save a few bucks.

For starting out you just need basic one so 500 bucks or less should do it.then when you move into states other than HI you just register as a foreign corp..

I think you'll get more bang for your buck there if you can find a list like that.If that's not possible then I'd say to them a letter of some sort, and follow up with postcards (half the cost) every month or so.

Money market accounts for short term liquidity. not great but pays interest.CDs staggered out with a maturity distribution, 30, 60, 90 days can roll over or be cashed at maturity.

I always err on the side of caution even if it means losing a few bucks.

With this, you can get 30yr fixed-rate financing, below 5% right now if you're well-qualified.Other lenders are doing 70-75% LTV on portfolio loans for 10-25yr maturities, with variable rates.

I've thought of documenting my trials and tribulations from start-up through maturity in the form of a blog.

IE1. profit for someone to wholesale a deal to you and you take it from there Hard to do out of state and can be very risky2. they provide the wholesale deal and make a few bucks flipping it to you.

It took me long enough to locate a great value property in my target areas that I wouldn't consider letting it go for a few thousand bucks wholesale fee.

Even if you lose a couple bucks, it may make sense to make this nightmare go away.