Three good steps are to 1) buy for cash flow, not appreciation, 2) secure debt that is longer in term than your projected hold period, 3) have adequate upfront reserves.

We found the deal in the foreclosure listings through the office of the public trustee website How did you finance this deal?

Lower income people absolutely deserve safe, secure homes, but from an investor's perspective, the risk of non-payment, eviction, squatting, and general turnover is simply higher with a lower-income tenant pool.

You have to learn how to use your local county/city public records to establish who the owner is....most are online.

Near parks, restaurants, lakes, public beach, farmers market, luxury movie theatre, and shopping.

As example, many states offer LLC with no public record of ownership.

Again, I posted my public sources in my posts. 

Above all, use public transportation (you might be eligible for a free bus pass) or the cheapest possible car you can find to get around.If you can't get a job better than a minimum wage position, OK, I get it.

The seller gets to have some kind of return on his money instead of putting it in the bank, his money will be secured by the property so if I default, he can take it back, he gets a check in the mail each month during retirement, and I don't have to move into a 1 bd/ 1 ba unit with my family.

We decided not to enter into a lease with her but wanted to know if we must return all, part or none of her Security deposit?