With our VA "safety rails" removed, I read through David Greene's books Long-Distance Real Estate investing and purchased a multifamily property in Illinois.

I want to teach students how to House hack to flip/Rent when they are Juniors, Partner them with Professionals Senior year, and then mentor them through a house hack post H.S.  

I will be going to visit the property this upcoming weekend and will walk through to make sure that it’s not a complete mess. 

I want to teach students how to House hack to flip/Rent when they are Juniors, Partner them with Professionals Senior year, and then mentor them through a house hack post H.S.

It actually sold to someone else within the first few hours, but the deal fell through and the wholesaler reached back out to me a few days later and I locked it up.

Also, having the right connections with the local government can help get past through all the red tape.

I do long-term rentals, so I have recurring invoicing setup through Quickbooks which can also handle my accounting.

My grandmother Virginia was born and raised in San Jose to Sicilian parents, my great grandfather Phillip DeBello and Mary LaTorre who immigrated here at or around the turn of the century, and my grandfather Costantino was born to Italian parents Sebastiano Mericone and Anatolia Panetta in Argentina.My great grandfather was a gaucho (cowboy) who travelled quite a bit, but my grandfather was raised in the hills of Rome with his four siblings until 1925 when the family immigrated to the States through Ellis Island.

Not sure if it'd be of interest to you, but a buddy and I built software that helps RE pros find and close more off-market properties through real-time, custom intent signals like probates, pre-foreclosures, code violations, and eviction notices.

It wasn't addressed in the sale contract and I didn't want a fight at walk through so I asked prior to settlement.