You may also want to consult with a tax professional or an experienced real estate investor to help you navigate the tax lien and tax deed investment process.

One of my bigger internal conflicts was that I've had to use some cheaper maintenance, rehab, appliance, service, etc. options over the years to save money when I was starting out, but I would do my best to facilitate the work to make sure quality & service for my tenants were still good.At the same time sending out christmas gifts, painting murals at my expense for the community, taking 6 days of personal days at my job to assist a tenant through permits/licenses/court hearings, coordinating with attorneys and consultants to help a tenant navigate his business, baby/newborn gifts, and numerous other activities over the years to just make sure I'm there for my tenants whether or not they asked.

I would rather take my chances that he can't navigate his way through the frustrating legal system. 

Having the right lender and Realtor are extremely important when navigating investment property waters. 

After pressing '1' for English and navigating the maze of directory options, I finally gave up and started pressing '0' until it said I was being transferred to a low paid hourly worker who would not understand my question, her job, and absolutely would be of no help to me.

The community here can definitely help you navigate the REI waters.

And, I'm equally confident that the right property manager can navigate the challenging areas for out-of-town investors.  

Clearly, I'm hardly able to navigate the forum apparently.

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Even though I am still learning how to navigate through this program, I am still learning a lot about investing in Real Estate.