Not only this, but the sale of my home first gave me the cash position to purchase his home after so essentially NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET.While this was going on, I had to get creative with financing as my debt-to-income ratio wasn't going to work with a traditional Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac product.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

If you are unable to become an investor yourself, do not worry about it, just make sure that you have the right tools in your pocket. 

Essentially, I wouldn't try to fix something that is already working adequately enough.

Both tools have their place. 

Action over everything is essential in real estate. 

Essentially, how much should you prepare to bring to the table of your own money?

There are definitely a lot of great tools available for market research.

Is there a tool on here to search for investors?

- Run Background checks and Credit check ---> Appreciate recommendation on which tool or site to use for this- Select a tenant that best meets the criterion - Income is 3X rent - Credit score is 620 + - Is able to provide references from previous landlords and has no negative history ----> Anything else I should include in this criteria.