@Anthony Bibbins Finding a home in pre-foreclosure is pretty easy here in Florida.

In will county it takes 5 weeks and the process is very easy. 95% of my portfolio is in will county.

I’ve accessed the equity in my rentals via cash out refis and HELOCs and every lender I’ve used wanted to see income and still evaluated my DTI ratio to qualify the loan.

(You don't have access to this kind of info at first).

I think it's very easy to find yourself in a poor position (on either side, as a GC or investor) when contracts aren't clear.

The 31 chapters of Proverbs, KJV or Amplified(Amplified is very easy to read not so old-timey), even without the aspect of religion the insights gained for business and life in general from Proverbs is profound. 

I read this on another post and it hits the nail on the head:"If everywhere you look people are making it sound easy, then you are looking in the wrong places.

If they do not agree then it is an easy pass since they are hiding something.I also google potential tenants and look them up on Facebook.Once you have done your homework then you can decide if you want to rent to this person.

Land where duplexes can be built are pretty easy to find.You will need 20-25% of total cost for down payment/equity for a construction loan.  

This is a corollary to #3, but it's easy to see others seemingly doing well with something and want to jump on board.