Kyle - If you're looking for specific ways to educate yourself on rehab costs, I would suggest you consider some of the following:1) Read J.

My recommendation for newbies is to start by setting financial goals and educating yourself.

Kylie, You referenced Roth IRA, so I will provide some education on this topic to hopefully help you: 1) Roth IRA contributions, can be distributed from the Roth anytime tax and penalty free.

If the purchase price is $400K, you can write the offer so that the net amount to the seller is $398K.Lastly, if you believe there is opportunity in your local market, educate the BP community!

If its important for you educate everyone on forum etiquette, have at it sir. 

We have an incredibly high customer satisfaction score from investors stating that the agents are providing education and great details about their market all while helping them to close deals faster.

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

Come to think of it, about education.

After years of educating myself on real estate, I'm eager to finally jump in and do a small deal out of state.

Again, that's an educated guess and not a fact.