Fortunately, lenders are beginning to find new loan products to entice those hesitant buyers off the fence; 12 month bank statements for income, no income verification for non owner properties, relaxed credit standards. 

A handyman/husband is a HUGE, HUGE help.My husband does the books including bookkeeping and accounting, bill paying and obtaining bank financing and he also occaisionally trouble shoots maintenance problems and suggests fixes if our handyman needs a hand and he uses his mad carpentry skills for renovating appartments. 

I know someone here who runs one of these clubs very successfully.I've never attended a RE guru seminar, but from the snippets I've seen, its the same content as in the books and the BP podcasts, but dressed up in a funny story or some other fun form.

You can either enforce your lease or let the tenant know that you wont enforce your rules and hope for the best when they break other provisions in the lease....your choice.The middle ground is to let the tenant know that she is in violation of the lease and this is grounds for eviction if the issue is not corrected..... you will not enforce that provision if he goes through the standard tenant screen and is placed on the lease.These are small issues and not worth making a huge issue out of, BUT they set the precedent on how tough you run your properties....are you a pushover or are you someone to not try and take advantage of..... how you approach this situation may have future impact on other things that come up.If this is a good tenant, in a nice property and there aren't any issues, I wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but I would not just ignore the fact that she is breaking a provision in the lease...that gives them the impression that they can do whatever they want

I have no experience in real estate investing, but am digging into all of the books, podcasts, and forum posts that I can.

I am also open to any book suggestions people might have on any of the above topics.

I bought my very first apartment building without an agent or realtor or any mentor or help from somebody in the field . everything I knew was from books and online forums self taught .

.#2 Educate Yourself with a View Toward ActionEducate yourself toward profitably investing in real estate, or else your education will turn into a hobby.Attending seminars, buying books, and watching videos can help.

Read David Lindahl books on multifamily millions and maybe you'll change your mind about using debt. 

I have read a lot of books, watched podcast and have learned a lot.