I have started analyze the deal and am still working on the details. monthly costs are roughly $1300Potential income is between 8k-9k dependingcurrently only 1 lot active at 950/mnth9 others with mobile homes in need of repair - cost of rehab of all units could be up to 100klot rent would go from 300-400 per without homes in this area seems like a pretty high upside and not very low downside to the deal.

In addition, if anyone has spreadsheets or services they highly recommend for beginners.

Hi Cody,There are non-QM loans that can qualify you for self-employment income with high DTI.

I don't think you run the risk of not being able to fill that vacancy because rental demand for a $1k apartment is very high with very low inventory for that rental price point.Hope that helps!

My question is: will the section 8 authority turn down a lease altogether if they think the rent is to high? 

I would highly recommend checking these out each month, along with any networking events in the area.

Stacking is high risk and does lower your FICO by 8 points so do it AFTER the mortgage funds, on that morning do four.

I recommend talking to your CPA, but it's my understanding that as long as it's not a cruise, education of this nature is a write off, regardless of the country :) Again, I highly recommend talking to your CPA to confirm how to go about this! 

This is standard procedure for real estate acquired via tax forfeitures (I no know), but the billable hours in the research part are high. 

If you buy now while rates are high when they do drop, real estate  will seem like a much easier game and you will have more experience for that next one as well.