Let me know if you can, thanks State Auto was purchased by Liberty Mutual several years back. 

My name is Al and I’m a newbie investor looking to learn as much as possible so that I can purchase my first rental.

The best tip I can give you ask a flipper or a new construction home builder if you can shadow an entire project, maybe run errands for them and deliver supplies to the job.Get on the job every day, best way to learn the process, every municipality is a little different, my experince is from Milwaukee, I would have to learn a lot, even if it were close by like Chicago.

Can anyone offer some insight or good practices to do when purchasing.

Purchase price: $140,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Sale price: $265,0002800 sf single family home.

I am an investor myself and purchased my rentals here, all hitting the 1% rule.

Are there any restrictions on re-selling it also as a subject to to a new purchaser? 

@Andy I chose Buildium when going through the process.

@Ricardo Serrano this copy & paste info may help...Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Purchase price: $293,000 Cash invested: $135,000 Bought this single family house, and I am currently in the process of renovating it.