The biggest lesson learned was I needed to get access to the lending institution's pay off amount.

@Kuriakos Mellos - in my area, washer and dryer access is worth about $50/mo and costs me $300-1200 to put in depending if I’m in town and can buy used on Facebook or I need to buy new on Costco com, HD, Lowe’s or Best Buy.

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If you have limited access to repair capital, or renovation experience, or do not want a major renovation then it might be best to stay away from older properties that need large renovations.

I would like to have access to the MLS rather than relying on a broker to help me with deals.

Wholesaling is a term where an investor may have access to many properties and sells the contracts to individual buyers.

To figure a MAO, I need to see the inside of the property.How do I get legal permission to gain access to the property?

Road access, county, city or state access requirements? 

Once you get your LLC and a bank account set up in the U.S. you will have access to private / Hard money to fund your rentals.

Another ridiculous one was demanding that I repair the outer front door so it locks when it's never been locked in 25 years and locking it would prevent access to the mailboxes and intercom that are before the actual locked door for visitors postal workers and deliveries.