hi lyndsey,you can make your life easier and get a NO interest checking account for the security deposit. problem solved.that's what i did.

That's assuming the tax laws stay the same, which of course can always change.you should not have a problem in FR....i think the hardest thing is to evaluate the deal. that's why i have a limit purchase price and from experience know what the rent would be.Mark, you work as a realtor and it's easier (i think) to find below market houses.

Yes, it's a real mess cleaning up after that donkey!

I quickly learned from BP that most, if not all, gurus are crap, and they make it sound easier than it really is.

And Wendell to answer your question, residential just seems easier to get into, unless one of my mentors like one of the deals I can find for them and somehow structure the deals where i can become an equity partner in the property for my construction services...Carolina, the new mall is off of Balmoral ave, right across the street from the rose not convention center.

However you do make some interesting points.One thing I like to do is peek inside their car and see if its nice and clean or if it looks like a junk bomb exploded in it.

Jack Heatley III - it was so much easier to rent our house than to sell it.

If I can set up automatic alerts by subdivision or community names, or block names, that would make it much easier...are there any out there?

Well, It's not easier, but I think it's nicer, therefore smarter.

(can be an easier route than wholesaling) This way you can have some funds and also get a better feel for business.