Get a book or 2, print the landlord tenant law for your state/county off the internet, go to a few apartments near your home and ask for a copy of their lease (pretend you want to live there) and you will have the basic building blocks for all that you need to get started. hope that helps. good luck.  

Using internet and other sources, develop your own "Appraisal".

They may have more amenities available (work out room, pool, free internet and cable, etc.).

I said, I better learn what I'm doing, or else......I got on the internet and started searching.

[remember, there was no internet 50 years ago] I have been reading ideas  on BP on finding possible leads.

@Tucker Russell The beauty of the internet is that you don't necessarily need a CPA or Financial Advisor that is local to you.

I also have experience in internet marketing, web site design and some various odds and ends.My goal for this year is 2 to 4 house flips (which we have wanted to do for many years), and eventually (past this year) to acquire some rentals to keep.The inventory here is not like a big city -- but I've been keeping a close eye on things (for way longer than I've had my real estate license) and I see that it is really hard for people to find lower priced homes that are "decent" at the very least.

If not, I suppose the thread will wither away into the far reaches of the Internets, where even electrons fear to go...Regards,Bryan

Finally negotiating with an internet provider on a tower lease.

I would wager that in Travis county for Austin it may be different than in Dallas county, Dallas or in Bexar county for san antonio.