I am currently in the process of reading it and it definitely has thought me quite a bit.As far as partners goes, even though were are located on total opposite sides of The United States, we could definitely team up and learn and grow together.

My experiences dealing with city inspectors has also been great where as my step-dad in Arizona says it's a totally different world.  

The dodd frank on the federal level only mentions that if you charge points or any other upfront finance charge, then it is included in the total finance charge and affects your total interest rate (total) of the loan. 

I'm a police officer so I totally understand how war zones could be risky but not all people are bad I believe. 

Thank you @Ned Carey I took this investment course on line,  im putting the piece of puzzle together. 

I just got my interest peaked in my crazy online search for and affordable real estate investment but haven't the slightest clue as to if I should even begin to peruse just for informational purposes or actually roll up my sleeves and go for it.

Sydnie, the first place to start would be by signing up for a real estate class, either online or in person, to get qualify to take the TREC licensing test.I don't believe I'm allowed to post links, but go to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) website, and it will guide you through the steps.Your age/appearance could deter some potential clients, but we all have some aspects that both deter and attract people.  

hello everyone,I've recently made two offers on short sales, (they both happened today)as they looked like good deals when i quickly ran the numbers, so i made offers on both as things are going crazy fast here in vegas and i thought it was best to submit an offer then have the option of turning down the deal if it wasn't a good one.after using the rental calculator one cash flows for 90 and the other for 60. and this is without me allowing for cap x on either, the reason for this is that ones a town home and the other is a condo, both with good hoa's, i did allow 5% for repairs which i think is a lot as the condo has just been totally refurbished and the TH was in good condition and I've allowed 1500 for touch ups, so it'll also be like new after I'm finished. my thinking was that this 5% would cover both repairs and cap x as there shouldn't be much in the way of either. is this a terrible idea for me to allow so little for both.i would be waking in with 25k of equity on the TH and thats without my 20% down payment. and with the condo id be getting around 13k.here are the rental calculator results for both-any help would be greatly appreciated!

The ones that go the farthest in life think totally differently about money.  

Total of 20 units compromised of the following:2 triplexes1-6plex1-8 plex.