Sean Brennan, Your concerns are much of the basis for my advice for new investors to begin with a good basic understanding of RE rather than attempt to be so niche oriented or concentrate in one area, like wholesale transactions.

She's going to concentrate on our business and help take some of the load off of me.

IMO, yes, initially when you gather contracts and documents you should have them reviewed as to "form and content" so that they will be applicable in the area you operate in.Getting documents off the internet as investors do, they just can't address local custom, that could boil down to a local judge's opinion on topics, so yes, before you start have your contracts blessed with legal water!

Last year, my husband decided to start medical school and I had baby #3, and I realized my job (web development and internet marketing) wasn't going to be enough to pay for medical school and three kids.

Admittedly many need some rehab but I find if they are livable the 'client' will do a lot of the work themselves or pay to have it done.Those that do it themselves are people I know can complete the work.I prefer duplexes & concentrate on lower income 'clients' doing LTO's.

According to a National Association of Realtors survey, 80% of home buyers used the Internet last year to search for a home.This means that online photos are any potential buyers first view of a home and poor pictures tend to turn buyers away.One strategy is to take many pics.Home buyers want to see more than just the front of the house.

Internet technology moves so fast sometimes a link to old threads is obsolete.

Rachel Perry I see by your bio that you have a background in internet marketing. 2013 is the year I am adding a web site and stepping into the internet marketing arena.

Using internet,newspapers and craigslist and signs on your autos or on telephone poles and where ever you can get away with it.

You can find some on the internet, but they're often prefilled or so grainy that they're almost unusable.