., and partnership with Investor friendly agent who is willing and understands that submitting multiple offers is the name of the game to get the right deal; looking to work with Investor Agents that have "Pocket Listings" of "Ugly" houses. 

Everyone has different thresholds of risk and understandings of the benefits of real estate, we can go down a rabbit hole around tax advantages.

If you do decide then investing in area that you are familiar with like Idaho might be a good idea as you seem to understand the market.

If you don't find the private money, odds are the deals are mediocre at best.

I am using formulas found on BP and I understand they're just a baseline but it will take some time to learn how to squeeze those numbers depending on the deal. 

@Sarah Moore, the easiest way is to talk to several office brokers and understand the overall demand, pricing, needed TI, etc.

Another troubling stat is that of the large number of the businesses that fail, a significant portion of those do so because of cash flow problems or because they simply run out of money to continue operating.If you don’t want your real estate investing business to be counted in the number that goes under this year, it’s crucially important that you have a keen understanding of the “health” of your business at all times.

In order to understand the city we must first know a little more about the State of North Carolina and how it differs from the rest of the country.North Carolina has a very low volatility with stable returns of your investment.

Just wanted to be sure I understand completely .

My biggest concern is around not understanding the process and costs for purchasing a mobile home, having it shipped and fully setup on an existing lot.