Dino,Are you smoking crack?

Many times it is about the professionalism.

It is worth the expense to get professional help.As for the lending issue, the market is getting tighter and tighter each week.

I got my degree in History, took a year or so off and worked some pointless jobs, went back to graduate school for a semester and a half to get my teaching certificate, and dropped out to pursue a career as a professional poker player.

I wonder what your attitudes would be if your experience was actually with the professional investors teaching their information, and was not just with the individuals who are trying to market it?

If you buy at the right price and manage your business in a professional manner, you should have positive cash flow from day one and every additional property should add to that cash flow.Mike

I'm interested in getting professional advice before I start investing and maybe even incorporating, but I have no clue on how to find a competent RE Lawyer.

All that lends itself to cracking and shifting in the future - especially in the up north winters.

One bought crack and therefore didn't have the money for the rent.

Look for signs of moisture from above- peeling or cracking ceiling paint (or worse!)