Just straight information and super friendly atmosphere.AREA Real Estate Investing Group – https://www.meetup.com/realestate-445/ - Meets once per month and is usually well attended

@Robert Lei  Go ahead and rent it to him, but charge him rent and pay him for the work-keep the two separate. 

Try collecting on that judgment--it's simple in theory but definitely not easy.Go ahead and put whatever you want in your lease (as long as it's non-discriminatory) but also make sure you take steps to make your units as tenant-proof as possible.

As far as a next purchase or a savings, I personally prefer having a certain amount of liquid assets to feel comfortable, but also think that aggressive investing is what gets people ahead fast.

Change your approach, get rid of the desperation, and know ahead of time that it takes time.

I originally wanted to go straight into apartment complexes but feel like I may need to get feet wet before going into something that may be a little much to start with.

Has anyone ever gotten ahead in life delivering pizzas on the side?   

I know you got it taken care of already, this is more of a heads up for others and to share a decent company I found.

@Eva HambrickAs real estate investor it’s important for our CPA to proactively to help us plan ahead and tell us what we should or should not do to minimize our tax liability, since I’m not the tax expert I’m relying on tax planning Advice ahead of time.

They have been making it stupid simple for over 20 years to target foreclosures, from the start of the Lis Pendens filing, to the auction. iMapp is built into most of the realtor MLSs, and they DO offer accounts for $100 per month that are just the 'straight dope' property data, without the MLS information included.