I fully believe the Relator we would use is worth the money, however if we have the opportunity to walk away with more cash, it would put us leaps and bounds ahead as we begin flipping.

What would be some other great first steps that could really put me ahead when I’m ready to put a down payment on a property?

But it might help you get a rough idea, click here to check it out

I'm closing on two deals in March and looking for another - so we are full steam ahead.

I've watched family members play the equities game over the last 30+ years & we are WAY WAY ahead of anything they have ever achieved. 

It was too easy for people to click a button to ask for more info. without reading the advertisement.   

By spending the extra, if you have it, and paying a down payment to eliminate the insurance, you'd likely end up way ahead. 

While your plan is to hold it for 25-30 years, you can always sell it after 10 and buy another one.As for property managers, they should contact you for larger repairs (the $ amount varies depending on the contract) otherwise they just go ahead and do the repairs themselves. 

im pretty new in the real estate world, i would say about 3 weeks now.. i got click baited into a video on wholesaling which i thought was interesting but also suspect, but that drove me into more real estate videos which lead me to bigger pockets and so on....  

First off, @Kyle Curtin, I’d say you’re a step ahead of most by using good judgement meeting potential lenders face-to-face at local real estate clubs.