I looked online and everybody acts like they do foreclosures, but they really only do bankruptcies once I called a number of them.

The seller/optionor can easily verify monthly online that you've made the payment.

Looking at my very first inquiry from my very first online ad (craigslist).

The good news is that the 400$ you spent for the inspection just saved you at least 10k.Good luck!

Rather than use that toward a down payment, I plan to use some cash I have saved to purchase a similarly valued unit (around $100k) in cash, that way I will only have one payment, as opposed to two.

Save up the 3% or whatever you need as a downpayment (or ask for a gift from family members that want to see you get ahead), and make an offer that has the seller cover your closing costs.  

We split it by number of bedrooms rather than square footage.The only push back we've gotten is on heating bills in units with poor heat distribution/insulation.Remind tenants that they are splitting all the base charges which is an overall savings for them compared to separate utilities.

Should I attend a physical real estate school or should I take online classes?

I did get him an account set up and I did save him a lot of money to fix up his rental but what I really wanted was that connection.

How should one get started without capital for investing? I know the obvious suggestion will be to acquire personal equity, but I wanted to know if any of you have successfully used creative ways to fund your first in...