I bought my place after the last financial meltdown, so I have plenty of equity to cash flow my house as a rental and I thought about it last year, or an equity split with a friend to get him into being a home owner; but then you have to look at Cash on Equity instead of just cash on cash returns as I have heard David Greene talk about before (just looked it up to make sure and it is in his book http://biggerpockets.com/longdistancebook).I found a facebook video of David talking about the long distance thing, which you have probably heard on the podcasts (probably won't be able to post the link to fb: https://www.facebook.com/BiggerPockets/videos/newest-biggerpockets-author-david-greene-talking-long-distance-real-estate-inves/10155417628854833/)

It is largely all done online.

Really dig into some of these forums and other articles online about inheriting tenants.

How many of you are truly able to determine the difference between disability and when someone comes to you who has read the FAQ at some online place like certipet, and finds a loophole to turn their animal into an esa!

Should I get a CPA to help me with my taxes this year or should I continue to use online tax tools until I have acquired more properties? 

: 1) buy the house by using $50k in cash from a HELOC2) get an invoice from a contractor for the $15k in rehab costs before closing and put the $15k in escrow with your closing attorney in charge of the escrow3) on the HUD1 settlement statement, enter the $50k purchase price on line 101 as the "contract sales price", enter the $15k on line 103 as "settlement charges to buyer", and the total of $65k on line 120 as "gross amount due from buyer"4) the property gets rehabbed and the contractor gets paid through the escrow as the work is completed.5) get a tenant placed in the property after rehab is completed6) get financing on your property for the lesser of a) 75% of the ARV which is $67,500 or b) the "gross amount due from buyer" per line 120 on the HUD1 settlement statement which is $65k7) so overall, you get your $65k cash back out through a mortgage that is based on the "gross amount due from buyer" per line 120 on the HUD1 settlement statement8) you now have a rental property with a tenant paying your monthly mortgage and you essentially have no money left in the deal@Andrew Postell I read your other post, which was fantastic.

A brief search of reviews online wasn't promising.

I just use QuickBooks online.

You have time to watch handyman videos and to paint, and time to build up savings for the next.  

I would not consider Air Bnb.I want to go on line book my room know the hotel is there and everything is working.. plus I know the bedding is good etc.