Try searching Google with the name of your favorite home warranty company and the word `complaints' or `fraud'.

These are my favorite (3) rules to follow #1 Invest for cash flow, not potential appreciation #2 secure long-term conservative financing #3 Have adequate cash reserves on hand

@Jason Baik I love Westville, I own and manage a bunch of properties in that town and it is one of my favorite towns for investments in South Jersey.

One of my favorite purchases was a hoarder house that was off-market and another REALTOR brought it to me because she knew I was looking for a small investment, that I could close quickly, and that I could be discreet, which was important to the hoarder family that didn't want people to know how they had been living.

Hoping to find some insight to avoid making a big mistake, my gut is telling me to walk away but out of all the houses I have seen this year this one is by far my favorite hands down.

My only 3br is my least favorite property, and I do not plan to keep it after it's lease is up.

Now use the 70% rule: If the asking price and/or balance owed plus the renovation costs is 70% or less than the ARV, add this deal to your favorites list.* Narrow your favorites with further due diligence: Get comps from a realtor, interview the seller to find motivations and needs, go see the property, get repair estimates from homeadvisor.com, look up liens/deeds, title issues, code violations, zoning issues, etc. at the county.* Continue to narrow your favorites by the info you find.

It's my favorite thing in the world, and the worst thing I ever do all in one.

I would say that as well because I know a lot of folks from Phoenix and most of them all have their favorite spot to escape the heat and most of the ones that go to the the mountains stay in closer to places like Strawberry, Pine or Payson. 

What are your favorite book(s) that you can credit to your real estate investing career?