I specialize in mid market real estate partnerships and trusts, as well as high net worth individuals.

If there is anything I can help you with, feel free to send me a message.You will find BP is a great place to meet many like minded individuals. 

He offered to teach me what he can if i was interested in buying the house my mom is now renting.

I work with a lot of new investors that set there goal at turnkey rental properties and it is individually for every one , I recommend out of state when prices in your area are like that of cours (im from LA so know what you mean) and I went to FL secondary market for turnkey investment and have over 150 homes there , dig into good areas and try not to leverage a lot , start small and grow with experience look for10 and up cap rates and for SFH that are Rehab . many great cities are on the rise Big hint is the word from the banks about their inventory like where I am now.

Do I have to look at each property individually to know the value of the property, outside the assessed value given it by the county.

Pick their brain and see if you can ad value to their business. make yourself valuable to them and they will teach you. 

Individuals who change jobs frequently, but who are nevertheless able to earn consistent and predictable income, are also considered to have a reliable flow of income for qualifying purposes.   

Other than that, each house is individual.

This month's meeting was postponed until next week on the 18th because we have a guest speaker, John mccants will be teaching a three day workshop on buying houses at foreclosure auctions starting Thursday February 18th at 6:30 p.m. until about 9 p.m. then on Friday we will be going to the foreclosure auctions at the Spokane courthouse that will run from about 8 am until noon, then the final day is Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.

They are all going to teach the same state required curriculum.