So glad to have found this amazing group of individuals who are willing to share such valuable insights.

Send them a letter or google them.google has a wealth of info on individuals (you'd be surprised).If your not afraid of being leveraged.....look for distressed properties where Hard money numbers would make sense (Less out of pocket, especially important once you have 4 mortgages and have to put 25% down instead of the standard 20%).

What is the ideal number of units you are looking for and acceptable range?

At least once a month is ideal.

Ideally, you would use the contractor who did the rehab for you, but if you can't get a hold of him, find someone else.

This is a business for you now and you are the CEO, so you have to build and lead a team of the best, don't settle.I also guarantee you that the folks on BP will know more about using a self-directed IRA/401k than a generic financial advisor who recommends stock and bond mutual funds in varying ratios as everyone's ideal investment plan.

What are some main characteristics that attract you to a potential investment home? Im beginning as a real estate agent here in Florida and i want to be able to flip investment homes left and right because it shouldn'...

An energetic, enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated individual is usually someone that seasoned investors will give a shot to.

Most props purchased for retail flipping are a big high end to be ideal cash flowing rentals.I would sell:* The runup in prices has been rather sudden and disjointed from economic realities; a Fed-driven bubble by most accounts.

Mostly, though, since I've often made the mistake of relying too much on books and too little on wise individuals, I've been focusing on simply asking questions of people who've been successful in RE in my area.