I am always interested in business ventures and real estate has especially peaked my interest.I began looking into real estate investing to prepare myself for my first home purchase and soon found it to be very intriguing and now view it at minimum as a major investing avenue and likely a soon to be business.

It also makes the process easier.Your very first consideration should be to become very knowledgeable and prepared.

Try www.therentalgirl.com - no connection to them other then i've rented through them before i bought, and it's a friendly collection of women-agents who specialize in unique areas, one of the may tackle La Canada Flintridge

I see it as creating the rules and instructions to a board game in order to prepare myself to play it.

I'm new to real estate and am working through my initial education phase.My first goal is to purchase 5 rental properties because I love recurring income and believe that this strategy is best suited for my goals and personality.I'm still a ways off from going through my first deal, but as I prepare, I have a question about financing that I think I need to start addressing now...I freelance for a living and I think that this may make it more difficult for me to get a loan since I don't have a "stable income."

Get that degree and don't stop with the BS degree but go on with specialized training opportunities and/or a Masters if you plan of real commercial deals.

It's not fun but you do not want insurance exempting these types of things before closing and biting you down the road.Some attorneys if you call around that specialize in easements and encroachments will talk to you on the phone.

If you were to market it to a homeowner as a "Handyman's Special" for $40,000 or even $50,000 you might make a quick sale, but to an investor, it's not a deal.

For ease of commute, I'd probably look at the seacoast area, and stay away from Lawrence unless you're prepared to deal with the tenant base.

I have been trying to absorb as much information as I can from the site to prepare.