I would usually use 8, but that may change based on UR's research.

Research which have the highest rates of homeownership (vs rental) and the average home values that fit your program.

Your next step, aside from intensive financing and investing research/study, is to now take the money you were using to pay down your bad debt and put it towards saving up cash to invest in a DB and for reserves once you buy your first investment property.Difficult to go far in this business without either cash or a cash partner.

We got our first out of state investment, a tri-plex in Lakeland FL, last summer, and are starting to research other markets to hopefully continue growing our portfolio this spring. 

Dear BP community,I am trying to research a previous landlord for my potential tenant.I know the landlord's address, first and last name.How can I find out her phone number in Philadelphia, PA?

But instead, they act like they have a pot of gold they need to hoard from everyone else, which has allowed the Zillows to thrive IMO.

Hello,I have decided to invest out of state and have spent the majority of the weekend scouring forums, websites (Zillow, Realtor, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor, and many more), blogs to put together a spread sheet t...

I been doing alot of research on credit and cant seem to find the right solution.

My first thought was I had found a gold mine, but I called the city and they informed me that the rental license that was grandfathered in had lapsed and was not renewed.

(Sounds like wishful thinking haha)Has anyone done any deeper research on this new law?