., (I don't know the philidelphia sub market, this might not be a deal) $125,000 Purchase, $75,000 rehab, if you can get an appraisal for $300,000, you can get all your money out, and probably cash flow $500+ per month.If I started investing again, I would have started with getting my real estate license.Happy Hunting!

While we have not yet secured our first property, we have spent the last year+ educating ourselves, networking, driving for dollars, and substantially reducing our debt load.  

Quickbooks is far more than the average investor needs for accounting, and it doesn't do the other 17 tasks a landlord wants like marketing property, tracking maintenance, landlord reports, etc.Software is a common question on BiggerPockets.

Hi James, not sure what markets you are interested in, but if you are interested in Memphis or Detroit (where I have 9 doors), I would be happy to connect and knowledge share.

May be able to get you a decent chunk of money and market it to my network of investors who would absolutely love that interest rate. 

I currently live in San Diego, so I am interested in my local market also, but I am newer here, so I'm still learning the market. 

It's one of the harder markets to find cash flow in, on average, in the US right now, but not the worst.  

I also have houses in a beach side Florida market, and they appreciate nicely.  

But, thank you for chiming in, and you're right, hopefully we all love RE and the stock market. 

There’s certainly plenty of affordable opportunities to get in the market.