Namaste,I am very delighted to take the first step towards realizing financial independence.I belive this community will support me, nurture me and I will be able to utilize the tools and networks here to mutually progress!

I'm also wondering about the utility in getting my brokers license. 

I look forward to interacting in the forums, meeting great people with the same interests and more experience, and overall  - learning and contributing.I'd like to start off by wholesaling and work my way to owning 5 properties within the next few years). 

This way, they will end up with a higher return than if they sold as-is, and we save significantly on loan costs usually associated with flips and still make a good profit.The only thing they incur is holding the house for another 8 months and paying what they are already paying for prop taxes, insurance, utilities, etc.

Depending on how low income they are, it may be more important to be at a certain school close to their home so the children can walk to school or utilize public transportation if they don't have their own car. 

Hi, @Donald King, have you accounted for lawn care, snow removal, trash, water, shared utilities (like outside or hallway lighting)?

We both utilized our saved funds and favorable construction loans from a local community lender and closed on these properties in 2015.

I pay $735 a month for rent plus I take care of all the utilities.

Many PM's (including ourselves) are utilizing automated self show technologies, but a lot of PM's have gotten away from the actually showing the homes in person because of this technology.

If not, the cost of utilities you'd need to pay should be factored into your assumptions (it'd be surprising, for example, if heat and hot water were separate for all units).