It seems to be merely 1 billion people finally having cash to catch up on consumer spending habits that we've been accustomed to for the last 50+ years in North America.

Hi Lexi,The end goal is to pass off the property management when I want to spend less time on my investments but for now I’m keeping my costs minimal.

He can even help refer you to down payment assistance programs to reach that 3% down payment.

We actually toyed with the idea of renting year round once we knew we'd spend a few months down there so that we had a place to run off too any time.

I am interested in large multi-family investments in the near future and am spending my time learning as much as possible about these investments.

For the deal to really work I'd like to spend $45K but not sure if that's possible.Specifically I'm interested if you agree with my rehab assessment, if there is anything you recommend I not overlook or that you think isn't that important, and how you might approach the rehab if this was your project.Here's the property:https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/9612-Madison...Here's the video walk thru:https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Spend your time and not your money when you first start, try not to buy leads. 

Realtors spend lots of time and effort on their clients, never knowing whether it will actually pay off.

Literally all you have to lose is what you spend on marketing. 

He will be spending all his money and time on criminal defense.