Tenants are on limited housing budgets (usually), so they don't want to spend extra if they can avoid it.

There are a lot of ways to use the military lifestyle as an advantage rather than an obstacle, it just depends on your goals and comfort level.

This limits the over all leverage of your money allowing you to buy less properties than normal.

And for the same reason some states use attorneys for closing and others authorize escrow to act as limited practice officers.

If you modify, originate or service any note secured by residential property you need a license.Saying that, the note business now is very limited without having a license, limited to acting with your own money and holding in your own portfolio.

I agree that you are really limiting your options by only working with one realtor.

For standard rental, cheap off the shelf Home Depot 1" is the way to go.

Rehab:Our construction knowledge is limited and neither my partner nor my self have taken on a full rehab project before.

Hate to go into a deal thinking a billboard was doable when in fact the city or county may not be allowing new billboards or may have size limits that deter advertisers wanting to lease a space.

And some sellers will put in deed restrictions that limit your ability to re-sell the house for some period of time.Better to get out there and beat the bush for private sellers.