Hello- I am new to the real estate game and I have been practicing with analyzing deals using the rental property calculator here on Bigger Pockets.

Hello- I am new to the real estate game and I have been practicing with analyzing deals using the rental property calculator here on Bigger Pockets.

For example a dated kitchen with walls yellow from cigarette smoke and a 60 year old oven is fine, a kitchen that you can't cook food in is not fine -- even if it is otherwise modern, new, and clean. 

I spent the weekend cleaning it and getting a solid game plan in place.I am looking for suggestions on good roofer and a good plumber.The house is only 900 sq ft.  

I am told the process for foreclosure is much faster now but your point got me thinking a few things: if I walk away from trying to get the property from the seller directly and let the foreclosure process kick in, I wonder if anywhere in that foreclosure process I can place a bid before it goes on market? 

While I am doing my research in terms of hot markets to invest in, I was wondering how do people decide which state to set up an LLC in?

The area as you described in is at stasis, meaning it's going to stay the same unless some outside economic force moves it.

This is a zero sum game.  

A cement or heavy wooden cover has always worked for me without the need to actually fill it in....but if you want to completely eliminate any risk filling it in is the only way to do that.

Try to find additional ways to make money whether its starting your own business or just working another job - Once you have enough for a deposit and high enough earnings the banks will give you a mortgage to get in the game and by then hopefully you'll have put effort into studying real estate strategy so you'll do great.