Go to REI meetings and start networking so that the biggest players in your market know who you are.

Be sure to also factor in a property manager because I am assuming you will move away from there eventually and not want to manage a long distance rental.Getting contractors is sometimes tough if you are out in a smaller town as some of them have schedules booked up for months.

A meeting was set up for me to sign docs, and briefly read docs as I was signing, the wire instructions were included.Just prior to wiring funds , there was a warning about wire fraud , and I noticed that no letter head was included with the wiring instructions.

There are webex style meetings every day that you can join in to learn more and ask questions about.  

I'm meeting with an acquaintance who's a long time top commercial broker.

I would love to meet up sometime over coffee and talk REI. 

I'd be interested in meeting with someone around the Lubbock area.

Once you claim in on your tax returns then a lender will calculate your income based on a formula that takes into consideration the amount of insurance, taxes, mortgage interest, and some other line items on your Schedule E portion of your tax returns.  

.- future assumptions: 2% annual income growth, 5% PV growth, 2% expenses growth, 6% sale expensesBigger pockets tool sheet with above data:Cash flow: $916/monthCash on Cash ROI: 6.65%-7.57% depending on rehab costsPurchase cap rate: 7.15%I know this does not meet the 2% or 50% rule but it seems like a good investment for the area.  

Anyways I did move forward with the purchase and when meeting one of the tenants I had them fill out an estoppel form and on some things they claim do not add up to the lease agreements that were given to me by the previous owner/property manager.