My monthly savings from my job is $2000+ after all my expenses including a overestimated weekly allowance calculation and all.

If you are going to need financing, you are probably going to have to get your wife involved with the loan docs.I would say that your best bet would be to study as much as you can on creative financing techniques (lease/option, land contracts, subject-to) in order to eliminate the need for your wife's cooperation.Tell us what her perspective is please.

:DCare to share some of the calculations that led up to the decision to pull the trigger on that last property?

Say one of these deals I have calculated nets me $60,000.

If investor A (the other guy) is MAXIMIZING his profits, you can bet that investor B (that would be YOU), is NOT.After you've read and understand all of the above you'll have the answer to your question.Oh yeah, don't go into deals more than 30 minutes from your home.all cash

Your best bet for a HUGE home run deal is to find it yourself, not in the MLS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, you should go into the archives of this forum to find the correct formula to help you calculate your profit on any given property - profits should already by known when you purchase.

Your best bet is to ask whoever will conduct the auction what payment method is required by the winning bidder.Watch your P's & Q's on this one, something about the whole deal smells a little fishy.

This will help you calculate both the time and money it will cost to do a good rehab job.

Of course your best bet is just to stay clear of any words that end with 's'.Just me two cent(s)...