I've been enjoying all the podcasts (wow, they are incredibly informative), and just getting to know how to use BP as a tool in our ongoing RE quest.   

I refuse to fail and this is the first step in making both of us money.That is how you cross sell what knowledge, experience, and tools that you do have.

I could have kept my single and rented it out, this would have made me eligible to purchase just not with the same power as if I sold.

Originally posted by @Brian Gibbons:Nice post @Bill Gulley 👌 Thanks Brian, That may have been my first mention of conditional aspects of notes, very good tools to know as it can meet specific needs for both the lender or borrower, otherwise, you don't really get into "creative" financing but end up using boiler plate note forms.

The power of real estate investing and leverage.

The box is there the power is there, you may have to get a neutral wire and your done.

@Jake Peterson @Brandon Turner has a couple good recommendations for deciding if you're in a good location in his book "The book on rental property investing"... he gives a few different tools to search withCrime stats - www.crimereports.com Schools - www.greatschools.orgjobs versus unemployment - he said he uses www.city-data.com drug use in the area the overall look of the neighborhood done by just driving around

Maybe it's just because I have a wait period before I think I can put these new tools to use, and I'm getting a little anxious, but if anyone has any tips on other things that I can be doing now, that will help me in the near future, it would be a tremendous help!

I guess that's what I'm trying to figure out.Is this a helpful tool to at least try to avoid the lesser markets....?

It should be used to determine the desirability of continuing with the 203k Process or as a tool for a borrower seeking to use the Streamlined 203k loan.