I also read posts by others online who said that this is very common in large cities like Austin/Houston and college towns and that they advise to just keep renting the room and not cause any disturbance and that it will be fine as long as the landlord gets paid the rent monthly.

What attracted me to BP was the network of people who actively participate in the forums and wanted to connect with like-minded individuals.

The market in my area is hot and it seems the deals that I find online are the left overs.

Hello,please, dont go flipping anything from hard money at this time. try door knocking, calling on craigslist, zillow etc to find wholesale dealssave up money then partner with an experienced flipper/rehabber on your first flip.until then, join local groups, meet 5 ppl a day in RE, build a network, provide value to them by supplying leads to them..via wholesale or even referral understand online marketing as well...thats the future, under how technology can be l leveraged in RE.so, you need to MARKET, NETWORK, & AUTOMATEfor now, start with marketing. kill it!!!

@Patrick O.Do you need local or will online work?

That said, in both an online and local shopping environment, you can find solid pricing. 

Your debt to income will be calculated using the avg of the two most recent years profits so long as the second year shows you made equal or greater profits vs the first year.. should be able to find that amount on line 51 of your return.    

@Leanne J. you can pay water bills online, whether it is in your name yet or not. 

Many individual MLS contracts now have regular addendum language in a check the box format. 

Looking for online education let me know.