Yes, I don't want to waste time, but I also don't want tenants wasting their money.

Cost Savings:By acting as your own general contractor, you can potentially save money by avoiding the markup that professional GCs add to subcontractor fees and materials costs.2.

I am currently saving up to get into my first seller finance investment property from NJ, how long have you been investing in Birmingham?

They're not going to waste their time helping foreigners knowing that many will end up not buying.I'm happy to refer you to my lawyer once you have found a property but it's better that you choose one in the region and province you're going to invest in as there could be "legal" differences pertaining to you.On another note, it's important that you realize that strategies that work in the US might not work in Spain and financing is different so you might want to figure out first if that works for you first to make sure you don't waste time and money unnecessarily.Hope this helps.

Are they worth it… every year people waste money on car insurance, home insurance, and medical insurance….

Most collection companies charge a percent of the money collected.

Also know that the housing market might not go up as quickly as you like...but honestly as long as it cash flows when you move out that is okay...I recommend saving up at least 6 months' worth of rents and having it cash flow at least $300 a month before moving out of the property.

2) Personal Savings.

Since currently we are saving money by living with my parents, I would be hoping to use my first purchase as a place we could also live in.

We did that on one of our properties to save about $1,000-1,500 per unit and I regret it.