Vidya, you can take advantage of the free resources BP has to offer as well as connect with other experienced investors to get ideas as well as get your deals done correctly the first time.Congratulations on your real estate investing career, and I wish you the best of luck!

Also, I took my repairs and vacancy down to 5% do to it being a complete rehab and the area is located near a military base and college.I am using a Hard Money lender and I added in the points correctly but I didn't put it as interest only as it should be.I did forget the insurance piece.  

Bigger Pockets is a great place to network, learn about the real estate investing business, and get deals done correctly, Bryon.

I think you're going about it the correct way.

Connect with experienced investors and get deals done correctly on Bigger Pockets.

The first two digits in a listing are the year of the tax sale, so make sure you are searching the correct year.

As others mentioned, we're overdue for a correction and prices are ridiculous.That said, there's opportunity in house hacking still.

@Kareem LyonsUnderstood, if you have gotten 3-4 "real" clients from 4-5 months, this would mean you spend $600-$750 to acquire these, correct? 

You really need to consult an attorney and have this done correctly.

I know man. my timeline for a rental isn't for another year. so I'm the meantime, I figured I would do as much as possible to prepare. but you're indeed correct