No major rehabs, nothing too big, nothing requiring major repositioning.Make this deal as small a part of your total financial position as possible.

The majority of mistakes I see people make result from being impatient because they need things to happen NOW because of the lack of reserves.

Since I am not handy nor do I deal in major quantity of flips I would think my costs on doing work has to be much higher than you flippers out there.

Thanks for the reviews; I'll submit a new application to buy a major fixer upper & then get a loan to rennovate it.

Also due to major medical bills my Ficos dropped to 700+- though after working with them my current ficos are under 800 and should be in the low/mid 800's again pretty soon!

I know very little about what you mentioned, but I know they are working on outlawing rent hikes tied to major apartment improvements.I recommend earning money in New York and then getting it out-of-state as fast as possible.

The second pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

If you don’t live at your home and are staying with someone else who is renting a home so you don’t have a primary residence can you rent your house out the majority of the year through Airbnb and keep a Homestead exemption

I will be staying in Westminster for the majority of my stay, but have multiple lunches/dinners lined up in LA county, Irvine, and Huntington Beach.

I am very motivated and excited about the prospect of building wealth through REI; however, my lack of experience (being none) has definitely led to moments of hesitation as I would like to avoid any major mistakes on my first transaction.JT (Jonathan Tambellini)