I need a lawyer when we decide to form our first LLC for the rental, and I also am in need of an ambitious tax person that can help us find a balance between minimizing our taxable income vs. investing more money in our real estate portfolio. 

I am at a point where I am mentally ready to invest and feel like the best education left for me to get is actual experience. 

This may have been useful information for me to put in the original post.

And, this also explains why so many people are heavy into alternative forms of financing.

I am looking for local lenders and banks to form a relationship with on a face to face basis.

I am looking for local lenders and banks to form a relationship with on a face to face basis.

A co-worker just invested tens of thousands of dollars in coaching and resources (financing, contractors, form templates) in order to learn about RE investing.

Would anyone care to share a really good lease option tenant buyer application form?

Use the BP calculators build up the income so you and your daughter can live off of it and hopefully as you scale you will progessively have enough cash to purchase a rental a year.It isn't as sexy but for me and my family safe is sexy. 

How difficult do you think it would be for me to find a buyer that would agree to a long-term (1-2 year) lease back?