Once you do that you can figure out quickly if a property is a good investment.  

Softie landlords can grow callousness but quick to react fly off the handle types do not LL well.

Hello all. I had no previously considered investing in real estate until just recently, and I am just getting started. Right now I am trying to consider the costs/benefits of taking some money out of stocks to buy a p...

I do have a quick question for anyone who has thoughts.

Not sure of the condition yet, but I'll want to sell it quick.

, security cameras, moisture sensors etc might pay off) a quick call to your insurance agent to ask for a list of things that will reduce your premium is usually worthwhile.

I see other properties on the market that don't really need anything and would rent out quickly.

You will quickly realize after that, those that are or are not worth putting into the spreadsheet.

I quickly learned early on that straight rentals in my market was a non-starter, the price to rent ratio just didn't make any sense and it's only gotten worse over the years.An average home in my market is about $550k now but will only rent for $2k.

A hard money lender who works with auctions should be able to get you funded very quickly if you have set things up with them beforehand.