just curious why would you pay them to do this.. as a broker you would make big money brokering these.and on the west coast 8 cap is big huge pipe dream same with most of America I heard a lot of good things about lindahl.. but I see this as a money grab.. charge you 5k then set the bar so high that it can rarely if ever for a beginner in this market be reached..

I can get a 100% financed property as well through the VA, but I'm not going to go grab just any property because someone else is financing it. 

Seeing that it’s your first property and just as a suggestion, why don’t you start with a 2 family and get your feet wet first before you go “all in” on a big project.Smaller properties tend to be easier to manage, easier to fund if they all go vacant, and if you find yourself thinking - naaa, I hate this I want a boat instead - you’ll have a broader pool of investors or house hackers that would want to buy it from you.I never thought I would like single family rentals, today I love them – 20 years ago I couldn’t understand who in their right mind would want one, I wanted bigger properties, perhaps it’s an age thing.Go to your local Rental Property Owners meetings, network and find out what the guy’s and girl’s in the trenches say about both, then keep us posted.

I'm learning the most successful business people sell "ideas" which people grab up.

Rotating geographical location a bit.Come grab a drink if you're in the san gabriel valley area or inland empire.

I will definitely have to look into those links you sent.Also I would love to grab a coffee but I’m m not in the Charlotte area as of right now

They claim it's to ensure Landlords maintain properties to code, but it really ends up a money/power grab that does very little to help Tenants and is more likely to hurt Landlords.Even if it happens, it could be many, many years before it really impacts you.

U also love when the host of the show, particularly some cute young girl, picks up a sledgehammer and starts demo.

I currently live out of town, but will be in the area the next 2 days if anyone would like to grab a coffee and talk some real estate.

Last year I grabbed a towel at the house, and it was MOST unsatisfactory.