I'm 24, started getting educated financially at 17 and RE seemed like the natural progression.

Being a Red Sox fan I naturally despise the Yankees.

I guess that just goes to show what a country can do when it has natural resources and actually uses them.

To be a good flipper and consistantly make money you need to have several skills and avoid severa mistakes that are very common:1) Overestimating ARV (after repair value) - it is human nature to be optimistic and look at the best case scenario, but you have to be realistic when analyzing the end sale price of a property.

They at least need to have some skin in the game.

I'd suggest you think long and hard about setting your old house in a partnership, is that really necessary.... if your partner wants some skin in the game with that equity, provide a note arrangement secured by the property and you can keep things the way they are.

Naturally, the lease agreement carries my name as the landlord.

I believe the answer is yes in many cases.Is your state deregulated for natural gas??

Bryan - If I recall, you've started a thread on this exact topic at least once or twice in the past (I think I've commented on two of your threads of this nature, in fact).

In Philadelphia, natural gas is lienable too!