He was talking about apartments but I didnt see why I couldn't  analyze deals for clients on retail or office space as well. 

I'm lucky that my wife is a computer programmer that makes about 75K per year and has a nice boss that only makes her work in the office for 1/2 a day but pays her full time.

I'm very excited to introduce myself to the Bigger Pockets community.My name is Pete Stevenson and my wife and I recently moved to Boise, Idaho after completing a 16-month road trip from Seattle, WA to the tip of South America.As we settle into our new lives in the USA, we are in the learning phase of real estate investment, soaking up as much new information as possible and preparing for our first deal.

Any BPers with any tips for a newbie?

My bank loan officer and I have build a good friendship and he is already asking me when I am going to buy my next property....stay tuned...

You may need to offer cash for keys or start the eviction process if you have the foreclosure deed in hand from Sheriff’s Office.

@Tobey Scadlock The parish assessor's office or website should be able to give you the property tax amount without the homestead exemption. 

Multi-family, retail, office, industrial, student housing, senior housing, single-tenant net lease?

@Jordan Moorhead  this is funny you should mention this.I hosted ( I think the first or second BP meetup in Portland or)  at my office i personally bought all the pizza and drinks etc.

Just a heads up for all the people out there who are advertising their units. There are some surly characters on Craigslist that like to steal your ad and entice people to send them money. The typical scam is the tell...