We close on the 26th so fingers crossed.

Jesse, since it appears that you're looking to hold these long-term and don't have any money for a down payment, you can cross hard money off the list. 

We should be able to comfortably cover the debt, and hopefully in a year or two will have paid at least the credit cards off (fingers crossed, good tax return!

It's something that crossed my mind before but I think getting familiar with Brandon's story through the podcast and first couple chapters of the book has helped me see that A) as a strategy forming well defined partnerships using separate entities is a great way to segment our business and B) I don't need a AAAA business rating to legitimately be investable-just a successful track record (we've almost doubled money in 6 months already) a straightforward workable plan and high caliber deals.

The only big problems I could see with the business idea is (a) keeping the apartment complex from competing with you, but you can get around that by doing a contract with them for a set amount of time and also compensating them sufficiently so they won't want to bother competing with you and (b) I think you might cross into some code enforcement issues in some municipalities if you do that.

Fingers crossed.

Good luck and you aren't to far from me so maybe we will cross paths someday.

Think about what landlords want: they want people to pay on time and be respectful of their propertyOnce you raise the idea of leasing the property and then selling it, then you need to sell the idea of rent to own and how you can place the right tenant buyer in their propertyHow I do this is I show them my tenant by air intake forms, I do cross of their names and Social Security numbers but the physical proof that I have buyers already helps build credibility that I know what I'm talking about I make generally 3% of the value of the property in an assignment fee doing lease-option assignmentsI might do sandwich lease option if the deal is terrific

I'm kind of in the same place and am looking at making my first purchase(maybe this week, fingers crossed).

It pays my bill but I feel very insecure about my future and I would like to retire as soon as possible so I can spend more time with my family and friends.My goal is to gain financial freedom through real estate investment but it seems like the numbers don't look so promising up in north here in Canada.So I was doing some research and it seems like there are more opportunities down in States.I have gone through many blog posts and podcasts and realized it is time for me to now establish good relationship with fellow biggerpockers in this website.I am looking to invest wherever positive cashflow can be generated.Atlanta, Kensas city, Texas, Indianapolis seems like the area of my interests.To my knowledge, I think I would have to get connections with attorneys and accountants that are professionals in cross border laws.Obviously, I am going to be in need of good property management team as well as good realtors who can be my eyes and ears in the future when I start investing.Also, getting mortage approved as a Canadian investor is hard so I need to pick your brain in terms of how I can borrow money for my future propertiesIf you guys could provide me some good detailed information about what I am looking for that will be very much helpfulThank you!