There is plenty here to find out what has changed since Brandon wrote his book and, I'm sure he'll admit he's not a finance type, especially with tenant buyers.He's going down predatory lane using L/Os as a weeding out, in OK, they do have orange jumps suits at that big hotel along the Will Rogers Turnpike, you know, the one with the big fence around it and signs saying do not pick up hitchhikers! 

I'm on track with those tips so far regarding criteria and financing. 

If you have any tips as to where to look and find a good deal for an owner occupier, I'm all ears!

Thanks for all the tips guys...

I also plan to train a VA to find and communicate with contractors and/or handymen in the future, in other words make phone calls for me.But whatever you use a VA for, if it's repetitive computer work, here are some tips I learned from experience: I recommend that you do a few steps yourself and take a video of it while you're doing it using a screen capture program such as Simple Screen Recorder.

Im open to all ideas and tips y'all have for me!

Hi Grant:as someone also new to commercial real estate, I can't specifically give you any tips on it per se, but from a general investing standpoint, I would say you have to ask yourself why are you buying the building. if its to fix and flip or buy and hold. these are two different goals.IF its strictly for investment purposes and you are buying to hold: I would consider two things.work on paper some calculations to see if 1. does it cash flow ?

Just a few tips on sewer hookups in Marion County: Ask for referrals.

Any tips, tricks, suggestions for my "team" would be greatly appreciated.  

If the $100/mo is going to tip the scales on whether or not this deal makes money, you should probably not buy it ;)