I was very lucky, the one out of a hundred, maybe a thousand as I got out and joined the reserves and guard but what took me out was relocating and having to find a new unit.

You will have a hundred people (experienced and noobs) pushing you and helping you set and reach your goals.

I know the classes I will need to take will be a few hundred dollars and the exam itself will be about sixty, but what about the costs associated with working with a brokerage?

., hereinafter as "Lender", the principal sum of five hundred U.S.

In the 20+ years that I've been buying at auctions, I've seen hundreds (no exaggeration) of new, inexperienced, investors attend the auction with hopes of scoring a great deal.

When you're building new construction, do you use Stock cabinets or Custom?

Let me list what you may have to update, fix, or replace:1) Roof2) Paint (inside, maybe exterior too)3) Garbage Disposal4) Carpet5) Hardwood refinishing6) Ceiling Fans/Fixtures7) Garage Opener8) Door Sweeps and weather stripping9) Countertops depending on material and abuse 10) Cabinet hardware, touch up if they are nicked, scratched11) Appliances (plus repairs when they come up)12) Drains may clog13) Periodic Caulking inside and out14) Possible gutter cleaning15) Air Conditioning and/or heating system16) Pest Control17) Turnover Costs between tenants (power, water, time expenses, handyman expenses, cleaning crew potentially18) Bathroom Exhaust Vents19) Electrical Outlets sometimes have connections burn off (repair expense)20) lock changes between tenants21) Updating of unit to keep it marketable22) all others as this list is not all inclusive.

For example: I'm currently thinking instead of restoring the cabinets I should have gotten new doors and drawer faces made up.

In fact, many of them owned dozens or hundreds of units, and the deals I they were doing seemed solid (they weren't being encouraged to buy bad deals).3.  

Me and my associates have listed and sold more than one hundred HUD properties over the past couple of years and have learned a lot.