Hello Nicole,You can search for a LOI (Letter of intent) template that is used in your market.

I normally search via the Events page, but would be great to hop on the thread if there is one.Cheers,Raul

What are some of the big no no or criteria to avoid or look for as caution (for costly maintance, rehab or management) in properties.

Like I am avoiding condo prop for big mgmt fees and costly insurance.

Also, I...

Better get a property that you can get inspected and have time to do proper title search.  

Just issue the notice and after the identified date on the notice (at least 30 or 60 days out) the rent increase becomes effective. 

Have you done a member search on this site @Ross Hewitt III?

If you don’t have to rely on the 401k funds, consider doing a Roth conversion ladder (search mad fientist Roth conversion).

@Shaun MorganShaun,  Some generals numbers for you; 2% rule (search the millions of hits on any search engine), Return on Investment (ROI), Cash on Cash returnCome up with a standard for these any other other number you can calculate.  

  - the best way I've found to determine if there's a market is to go to airbnb / vrbo / homeaway and search for similar properties.

I am have identified my target area and the types of houses I am looking for, fixer uppers and turnkey.