Im waiting to hear from my lender this morning.

Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".

We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning.

For instance, I don't research the typical economic factors like growth, freeways, shopping nearby, population, etc... 

@Felicia Gauthier it depends on a number of factors but if you are an inexperienced out of state investor,  turn key is usually the easiest and safest way to go.

Good Morning BP!

When coming up with an offer price, the list price is not a factor in this equation.

One of the factors lenders use is called your Debt-to-income ratio.

I happened to talk to a mortgage broker this morning about this exact situation.

I am interested in a property in Rhode Island and the flood insurance premium is going to be a huge factor in whether I decide to move forward with this property or not.Thank you