This is certainly a great community and it is also a perfect place to learn more about REI.

I had one guy try to explain to me why his cap rate included 13 months of income, & how it was perfectly realistic to expect $0 in maintenance costs!

My software would be the perfect compliment for most books.

Not really, at some point, that agent will run out of money, and also he might have a different investment strategy, and his friends and other RE investors might have other investment strategies. and on the ones, he doesn't feel comfortable working, but knows is the perfect deal for Mr.

@Danny Randazzo perfectly said.

I bought the perfect rowhouse (for me) last year in DC that was in great condition (no reno necessary) but not renovated recently with the super popular modern open concept first floor which allowed me to hang a door in the dining room for $100 and convert it into a bedroom collecting $850 a month for rent. 

They explained this perfectly Also, the "mortgage rules" are not some hidden secret only the banks know.

For example, if you have a lot of cash and in your market, houses sell quickly, and you have a good eye for design and have experience in managing projects, and you can do it this actively, then being a rehabber and rehabbing houses is a perfect fit.As to whether you should partner or not, it really depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

other than I agree some of those cities are not owner friendly they want the buildings in perfect shape and will keep on you until they are.. sec 8 is section 8 that's same all over the place.. 

So it really depends if you like the house, if you have kids, are you handy with fixes around the house, is your wife good with moving to not necessarily ‘the perfect house’.