I know a lot of investors view Realtors as useless and feel they can sell their properties on their own (which a lot do), but in a lot of instances a good agent is an invaluable tool for buying and selling.

The initial cost of tools makes doing a small job too expensive.

I really want to get into this house - it does have mold damage to it, but I think that that will be my bargainingt tool with the bank to bring it to living stature.

He kind of has a lot of tools to help him get started on his career.  

Sounds like a very promising tool for an investor but does it deliver?

How much prep work you do would depend on how much adhesive and how elevated it is from the floor.Recently did a house with part laminate, part vinyl, and we leveled the whole concrete subfloor (had lots of adhesive from carpets and some thinset/mortar from old tile).For the adhesive, we used a floor scraper (cheap tool that looks like a rake but with a blade that you attach to the end).

It only takes a couple minutes to analyze a property and is a great tool.

Debt is a useful tool, know how to use it or it will turn into a monster and destroy you!

talk to them.Learn how to run the numbers, the education tab should have some info to help as well as the tools tab above which has some rental prperty evaluation tools.Are there any code violations or repairs that are required immediately?

I do think getting your license can be a great tool because it gives you access to the mls, education, and the ability to access the listed homes on your own.