IT sucks to spend that much cash on a repair but when you have tenants occupying sometimes there is not enough time to get multiple bids on the work.

I have always thought of myself as entrepreneurial, starting multiple businesses during college and after college an indoor tennis complex and fitness center.

Short-term, I'm trying to find a strategy that will help me acquire multiple properties relatively quickly so they can start working for us asap!

(I'm not a big fan of classified sites such as Craigslist, etc.)If you do end up working with a realtor, interview them to make sure they understand investment property and real estate investing.

An experienced agent will have a much better chance of success, especially if there are multiple mtg.s, liens, etc.

I've been told by multiple agents the lack of central A/C and heat excludes some companies as well.

It's free and posts your listing on multiple sites.

In my experience it takes a skilled and experienced loan officer to weed through the answers in the interview process.

Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about the recent interview by Meredith Whitney, about the only Wall Street analysts worth anything, on CNBC.She talked about Detroit bankruptcy saying more is coming.

However, when we lock into a deal, it is solid and has multiple exit strategies.That is my long way of saying I don't see a good deal to be made with this property.