They must have solid systems in place to get the right tenant and check up on those tenants.

I think his stuff is pretty good, his later books seem to have more fluff and less solid material. 

Purchase: $160,0003 bed, 1.5 bath in Fontana, Southern California1110 sq ft condoTwo Story Unit, patio gated with parking entry, new cabinets with granite counter tops, new stainless steel appliances, new paint, laminated wood flooring, new carpet, new bathroom vanity and toilets, new shower tub, new blinds.

Does anyone have solid recommendations and/or testimonials?  

@chris wood i use acouple different websites. propertyshark and listsource mostly.

Acquisition phase, maintenance phase, disposition phase (if I'm remembering the terms for the 3 parts of the cycle correctly).If you're early on in career and looking to increase portfolio, should cash out and buy more with relatively high leverage (while being sure to have solid cash reserves on the side of course).If you're middle career and looking to just maintain portfolio and don't need cash flow from properties, then focusing on building equity in existing properties by using cash flow to pay down loans make sense.Then end career dispose of assets and the sweet equity you hopefully built up by selling outright or owner carry or whatever.I personally would cash out and buy more with leverage, but that's someone in acquisition mode bucket talking.

He is VERY handy at anything with wood or electrical which would be the other side of the partnership.

Unless it's a super solid referral who I know is a serious buyer then I ask them if they've met with a lender or plan to pay cash right up front.

In my experience installers do not care if they put holes in roofs, nice wood floors etc.  

We want to take advantage of that.Any lenders out there interested in a solid deal like this?