If you can put together a set of "tools", and present them as "benefits" to other active investors, brokers, etc. you will learn the business hands on, and work yourself up to what you really want to do.

I actually owned 3 buildings and sold to the current owner so I know all the details, expenses first hand.

And although it was mostly information (the books) and not a hand out, it at least got us to the point of understanding where our questions lie.

For the safety nets, which I thank Jon again for putting in the fore of the conversation, I have the cash on hand to pay off the mortgage on our joint property where my grandmother lives should the need ever arise.

I made a very conscience decision to enter into RE and have repeatedly chosen to stay in RE despite having received some rather lucrative offers in other industries.Since I left my last corporate job, I've obtained 2 professional licenses, one of which required a heck of a lot of aggravation to lay hands on.

Like others have said make sure that you have proof of ownership on hand.

The all others is critical and covers everyone known or unknown to reside in the property.This way someone living in their cannot say the eviction says so and so but not me so you can't make me leave.Front and back lock sets cost me 28 dollars for the set with deadbolt and we put those on the second we finish with the writ or the tenant voluntarily hands over the keys and it is vacant without filing eviction.We do this because sometimes even if tenants leave on their own they have an extra key they don't give and then when where they move to doesn't work out or have enough storage they start putting junk back into the apartment they vacated or try to squat there one day and then another place another day.Sometimes in apartments tenants will hop from one apartment where they are evicted to staying with the unit next door that is paying.After awhile say a week or so the good deed wears off and that tenant wants the people gone from their unit.Was the power in the husbands name??

They've been great tenants for over a year now.On the other hand, I would be very leery if a person has lots of different credit problems and the situation is ongoing.

Again, the only thing my lawyer did for me was accept the $2,700.00 check I handed over to her.

I do not think it is that simple, but I feel like I have a flexible seller and a good deal on my hands.