look at lots of properties before you offer.

Actually, it is to my advantage to simplify, making ownership of my assets easier to file at tax time.  

There are no tools that I have found that accurately capture rent trends, its more so just looking at what current rents are in the market and having the experience to understand how much rents have gone up4. $20/month if basic.

Hi Anna, At the start of your journey you may be limited by the amount of money and time you want to put into it.

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

You used to be able to buy rent-ready homes and they'd have at least some net positive cash flow.

Anyone else distracted at work, counting down the days until we fly to Cancun?

@Ryan A Shumaker also take a look at Appfolio Investment.

If you have a “Preapproval” it can be much more valid, the lender may or may not have gone thru the DU process  The reason to ask for a DU is to verify that the lender Actually looked at everything they should have in order to Preapprove you and that they actually Did the DU step  It is in Your best interest to provide the DU if you want the seller to be confident in your offer.

If not, it won't happen that way and you will have to look at a lease option to purchase.Please note that $2000/mo lease is probably a better deal than a $300,000 purchase taking all factors into consieration.