Just like in the mortgage business, try to get as much skin in the game as possible (those who put down more are theoretically less apt to default).  

If it is going south and money is drying up come up with a plan on what you would do with the 200-300 acres and how it would generate money for the family.

Most of my friends see my real estate success but haven't jumped in so talking RE with someone who doesn't care is like watching paint dry.

Generally, your lender will no accept a borrowed down payment; they want skin in the game.  

You say or do the wrong thing at any job and you'll get canned, and your income source will dry up just as fast as a fallen IG star. 

Rehab WILL require: privacy fencing to block out other things, foundation repair, window repair/reseal, repaint, tear down of current access stair and replacement, new flooring, kitchen appliances (all), additional dry wall interior and that's just the NEED, not the Make It Pretty stuff3) What is the most times you've offered on a property?

All you need to for success in REI is education, market research, funding (skin in the game), and a DEAL.

When tenant screening is set up properly, it's pretty cut and dry. 

I don’t know how to paint, and I can’t tell when it’s dry.

Lived here (in this house) for ten years and repairs have been minor, however in the past year, there have been a lot of repairs (plumbing, dry rot, etc.