- Do we just keep track of all expenses and depreciation for the portion of the property that is rented out, even though the LLC does not have the mortgage under it?  

Professors understand most of their students are working full time and are there because they want to be there.I love the idea of being on the Entrepreneurship track, or even Management could be helpful. 

@Marshall Martinez I’m tracking!

If the first offer is accepted you've paid too much.Follow up is the magic sauce, track each property and call periodically to "check" on your offer.Never use a buyers agent.

That said, the funkier “hipper” part of Riverside has some cool building by the train tracks.

I will say that for lenders, if you're going to meet one it helps if you have a deal you've done that you can talk about with them, or a specific deal you're considering - or at least some examples of what you're looking for, and the more specific the better.Basically, the more that you can show that you're serious, either by having a track record or by being able to talk intelligently about the kind of project you'd potentially ask them to lend on, the more seriously they'll take you as a potential borrower.It's not unlike a startup seeking funding from an angel investor, there's a whole psychology to it as far as showing that you have some knowledge and presenting it as a safe lending opportunity for them without coming across as "needing" the money because any hint of desperation will turn off a lender or investor quickly.BP has some great resources on this, you could search Bigger Pockets Raising Private Money or something like that.

Track all of these renovation costs they'll add to your depreciable basis once you do turn it into a rental. 

On Bigger Pocket Podcast- Tyler- Wholesale King- used a system to track leads- Please can anyone remember the Source- and he also used a text system- can anyone remember the sourceThank you 

I'm on track to be there 8 years early.

I hope you're not losing track of your dates... earlier you said DD was until Monday but now it's the 18th?