But now do everything correctly...first thing is to go to the irs site and read the official instructions...they tell you how to come up with cost basis...and not 100% trust people on the internet for tax advice.

There is a lot of excellent, free information regarding wholesaling available on Bigger Pockets and elsewhere on the internet, so you should be able to find some good information that way.

And BTW, almost everything I recommend to people on these forums....is because Ive learned it the hard way before there was a plethora of this information at our fingertips on the internet.  Ive

(The County Parcel Assessor can be accessed via internet.

I copied this from the Yavapai county auction website:Refundable and non-refundable feesThe advertised certificate amount consists of delinquent real estate taxes, accrued interest and penalties, a $10.00 certificate fee, a $10.00 taxpayer information fund fee, and an internet sale fee.

BP is maybe the greatest free resource to help you get started in Real Estate Investment there is on the internet.

This was my largest expense outside of management: $532/mo on a building grossing $8200/mo in income at the time.In discussions with my cable provider (who also provides internet to the bldg), I realized that my tenants were paying anywhere from $55-125/mo for internet on top of the provided cable TV.

I am very happy with Speed Queen.I was a little on the fence about coin- but it is a non-issue for my tenants and that saves me the hassle of installing an internet connection ( another point of failure) and dealing with credit card companies (who are once again raising fees).I had a couple of reasons for pulling out the en suites on turnover.

Here are the current numbers:- Purchase price of 340k in December 2016 - Not sure if this is relevant, but I put 10% down and have a 30 year fixed at 3.5%- Utilities (electricity, gas, water, internet) have averaged $3627 / year for the last 2 years- Pool cleaning $ 1000 / year- Lawn care $ 1200 / year- Property Tax $1450 / year (2018)- Mortgage interest $6900 (2018)- PMI $638 (2018)I guess I am trying to decide how much I would need to earn per year doing STR vs LTR 'and' which is a better investment based upon the above numbers.

"Crowdfunding" is just a fancy name for lead generation, which may or may not include the use of the internet.