First tip: when you get up here, check out WiscoReia.

A tip I learned by working with a great lender @John Capehart was that conventional loans only allow the buyer to get 3% in seller assist for closing costs whereas FHA loans allow for 6% of the purchase price to be covered by the seller for the buyers closing costs(usually about 5% of the purchase price in my area).

I’m a full time manager at the steel mill in Burns Harbor and am looking to start investing on the side by flipping & selling single family homes or by becoming a landlord of single family homes around NW Indiana.

I really appreciate the tips and feedback.

Any overall tips on red flags to avoid while interviewing PMs I might have missed?

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $191,000

Cash invested: $45,000

I haven't gotten a tenant in yet. I'm thinking of ways to speed the process up, lik...

The tipping line for this is $125-150k depending on the market.Lenders require at least 20% down on an investment property.

If you have done this, I was hoping you guys can give me some tips, tools and things to look out for, things to do while visiting and maybe some questions I can ask residents, shop owners or landlords. 

I’m looking into doing a hard money flip I know very little about hard money or even where to start any tips?

Does anyone have any tips on how to get around this problem to make people feel more comfortable with this option period?