Your student rental population is gonna be web savvy so we market on Craigs List and in the local university lists.

This magazine is published by the CCIM institute which is spoken of highly here.

Not sure what that's called in FL, but you should be able to google up the official state web site and go from there.

There are a lot of great resources on the web - but the folks here are willing to go out of their way to explain - or debate - with you.

May I also suggest you check out Remodeling Magazine on line for their annual cost vs value report - very helpful.

The number listed on the foreclosure web site may be just the amount owed by the specific lien that's foreclosing.

Asking Price: $54,9003BR / 1BA, 1,000 sq ft, built 1966.Rent: $750/moFinancing / P&IPurchase Price (ultra-conservative): $54,90020% down: $10,98080% financed at 5.00% over 30 years - P&I: $235/moExpenses10% Vacancy: $75/mo10% Prop Mgmt: $75/mo10% Maint Reserves: $75/moTaxes: $81/mo (based on assessed value ~$30K higher than purchase price)Insurance: $60/mo (estimated)Advertising: $8/mo (will mostly use free web-based media)Total Expenses: $374/moCashflow to the face: ~$141/mo.Looks good to me.

I discovered the Homepath loan on the Fannie Mae "Homepath" web-site (http://www.homepath.com/?

@Isabel G.Ask questions of investors who are where you want to be and get busy attending networking events, seminars, etc...Magazine, this forum and books are another great source.Thanks and have a great day.

I have read to check the tax assessor record and see who is buying multiple houses, it's around $260 or so for access to the tax assessor's web site.