By "professional landlord changes things" did he mean that you would now be considered a real estate professional and therefore eligible to take advantage of real estate losses vs a non-real estate professional?

There is a lot of discussion about wholesaling, rent to own, and other non traditional investing methods 

need strong active and experienced alpha male type manager who will vidit walk thru inspect monthly . most downtown lewiston is sec 8 and non working adults. a large population of class d houses that are damaged and tenants here work eviction court system every Wednesday. 

I took pics of it all so think I am good but surely there is something I can do as feel she, and idiots like her, should not be able to do this kind of thing, she is the sort of person that thinks it's her world and we just live here.Should I make a non urgent report to the police or serve her an injunction never to return to this property just to make it clear she was in the wrong.

I do not have an interest in working as a RE so I'm hoping there is another option to access properties other than what is out there to the public.

Once you acquire a larger portfolio, then perhaps you should consider non-local rentals, but at the cost of hiring a great PM.

I was just thinking...If you find a suburb with consistent growth, growing number of jobs and diversified industries, a nearby bustling metro, talks of public transportation... would you build an airport?

The seller asked for a 3k non-refundable deposit, and I only get this back if the title company cannot provide clean and clear title for us to close.

The Florida law defines a non-homestead property as a property not used as a primary residence, such as rental properties, second homes and commercial properties.

The US Dept. of Justice seems to think real estate commissions are getting out of hand and though the rebates in their examples are very Weak, and consumers can save a lot more, they're trying to alert consumers of the savings that is available to themDepartment of Justice: Rebates Make Buying a Home Less Expensivehttp://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates.htmlConsumers Can Save Thousands of Dollars in Commissions http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/commission-table.html40 States that allow realtors to offer rebateshttp://www.justice.gov/atr/public/real_estate/rebates-details.htmlBesides the US Dept, of Justice, exactly what does the dear leader of Keller Williams have in store for the Mortgage Industry here in his Youtube videos?