@Brian BurkeIf you have your friends run Ben's blog posts and Brandon's books through some analysis software, you'll quickly see Brandon is Ben's ghost writer.  

Do you currently use any software, like Quickbooks (desktop or online) or Xero?

I'm on track with those tips so far regarding criteria and financing. 

If you have any tips as to where to look and find a good deal for an owner occupier, I'm all ears!

I'm writing some software for myself to analyze things, and I'm curious if this is a dependable number that will stand the test of time. :)

Thanks for all the tips guys...

I also plan to train a VA to find and communicate with contractors and/or handymen in the future, in other words make phone calls for me.But whatever you use a VA for, if it's repetitive computer work, here are some tips I learned from experience: I recommend that you do a few steps yourself and take a video of it while you're doing it using a screen capture program such as Simple Screen Recorder.

Im open to all ideas and tips y'all have for me!

Hi Grant:as someone also new to commercial real estate, I can't specifically give you any tips on it per se, but from a general investing standpoint, I would say you have to ask yourself why are you buying the building. if its to fix and flip or buy and hold. these are two different goals.IF its strictly for investment purposes and you are buying to hold: I would consider two things.work on paper some calculations to see if 1. does it cash flow ?

Just a few tips on sewer hookups in Marion County: Ask for referrals.