Now, if you are just hot air and a wannabe investor, I suggest that "talking a good hunt" won't be enough, so you'll need to think through different ways to find and acquire.

It was extortion and I refused to pay them and they served my tenant trying to collect the rent, my tenant ended up moving because I threatened to evict them if they paid them and not me, it was bad.If you do condos or single-family homes don't forget to put away reserves for items like air conditioners, hot water heaters and appliances.

Hey @Chip Chronister as Jordan put forth,  why not use self directed IRA for your down payment etc. and use a portfolio low not get best rates and proceeds to purchase the property( if you have done the math and numbers work).

No heat/air, a leaky basement, mold issues AND a broken in ground pool could easily run double your estimate of repairs. 

(passing these costs along to the tenant buyer) 5% down ($10,250) + nonrefundable option fee ($5,000) which is an arbitrary number that I just pulled out of air$1400 monthly rent (median rent in the area for 3bd/3bth is $1500)Please let me know your thoughts or if I missed anything.

Hello, My enlistment is Air Force is finished at the end of this month and I have decided to become a Real Estate agent in Austin.

and property values are more inflated here, as you probably know, than a hot air balloon! 

Originally posted by @Jordan Vires:Thanks for all of the great responses!  

After the couple podcasts aired, my inbox literally gets flooded with emails about how people want to partner with me. 

I am an Active Duty Air Force officer about to complete CSO school here in Pensacola.