You can learn a ton from the real estate experts on the site.Best of luck to you!

You may not be an expert in real estate but maybe you know something about finance, or numbers, or marketing, or have great people skills.

I welcome any and all assistance from the BP experts out there!

The home is a basic single family one story, and I dont believe that the architectural structure/style would make it a complex venture for a roofer, but I am not a roofer so definitely not an expert there.

Each with a minimum of $200 clear cash flow (cash flow per door).Annual cash flow $4,800 Set up your business, Tax payer ID number, checking account, lease contract, set up cash reserve savings acct, prepare personal financial statement, start creditability file, build your team of experts. etc.

I am not a bank expert by a long shot but these are just points that come up in phone conversations with bank VP's.

I keep thinking I'm not a real estate expert, but over time as the mortgage goes down and the rental amount can go up, then I would have even more for my retirement.The refi would be a 30 year fixed.

I'm not a tax expert but there are things to consider being a foreign investor...taxes can be raised at any time...can be significant.Thomas

You can learn a ton from the real estate experts on the site.Best of luck to you!

You can research this on your own and if you haven't already this might help (U of U seismograph logs) http://www.seis.utah.edu/recenteqs/.As for building right next to a fault you'll want a more professional opinion (like you requested in your OP) since there is higher risk of damage from even a lesser shock.Please note I'm not a seismologist or expert in the field but I am comfortable not purchasing earthquake insurance for my personal home currently in Spanish Fork.