I am currently making my way through Brandon Turner's property rental book and one of my questions is, during your analysis of the property and initial estimates- how do you account for property tax - or the potential for it to eat up your cashflow at some point?

Some of the podcasts and books talk about how "you can be the lender."

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@Alexander NasonWelcome to bp, the podcasts and books are an excellent place to learn! 

Just last week I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and every day since I have been downloading books and reading as much as possible.

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As a side note, I read the book by one of the founders of Zillow about how they update their databases every night and then I checked the value of my wife's house on Zillow and it was way off so I do not trust them anymore.

I am not saying that you should not listen to RE agents , but keep in mind that most of them needs to sell at the end of the dayAnother place to visit is the local REI club, tons of useful information and real insights if the marketLast - educate your self as much as possible regarding tenant - landlords rules and regulations for the specific city, try to learn about city cose violations etc... this way you will not be surprised down the road.I also like to recommend BP book by David Greene "long distance investing" it is very useful resource and should prepare you well for ling distance investing.Last - Good luck !!!

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Have been reading the forums and books and learning about the various tyeps of investing.