., houses that have been foreclosed on by local tax authorities for lack of paying property taxes. granted, most of these houses are in such a state of disrepair that they probably should be burned down and started over, but buying this way teaches you how to become one hell of a great handyman. start getting your credit in order. you hear a lot about these " credit repair" companies all around. the truth is,  THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU THAT YOU CANNOT DO FOR YOURSELF. go to annualcreditreport.com and get a free copy of your credit report from all 3 agencies. by law, you are entitled to a free report each year from each company. on annualcreditreport.com, you can dispute every negative thing you see. thats how these credit repair places do it. they go on here and dispute anything that looks negative. by law, the credit agency has to follow up on your dispute to any and all creditors that you dispute. these creditors have 30 days to respond back to the agency as to whether or not this report is accurate. if they fail to answer back in 30 days, then that part of the report is removed from your report, just as if it never existed. hence, your credit score goes up and you become more desirable to  lenders. 

a decent 3 bdrm/1.5bth SFH in a desirable schools district (not Syracuse city schools) can pull in 1500 to 1800/month

If they have no desire to stay here other than to be with their son.

You're demonstrating your investment experience, desire to grow portfolio, and strong willingness and ability to close.

Any advice from other REIs in the Tempe area would be greatly appreciated- we drove around a lot but couldn't get a great feel for where exactly was the most desirable area to invest.My 2 friends and I took a flight out to Tempe a few weekends ago and looked at several dozen properties with an agent.

I currently reside in the Goose Creek SC which is about 10 miles outside of Charleston SC, voted #1 city in the nation.As a former real estate agent, I've always had a strong desire to purchase real estate and can instinctively spot property that I recognize as good investments. 

In my view, a wholesaler is someone who has little desire to deal with retail buyers.

My desire is to get into a smaller commercial firm, to learn generalist practices and build a network.

Georgia landlords desiring to evict tenants must file their intention to do so with the local justice sytstem regardless of the fact that no formal agreement exists."

Any repairs or clogs during the lease are the responsibility of the tenant.Wouldn't that take the potential economic risk off the landlord while giving the tenant something many desire?