welcome to bp @Eric Haasyou will need some money  to get started for marketing and closing coststhe good news is not muchstart networking and attending your local rei group meetups good luck 

I have someone looking to invest but they are more interested in a tax break than in the return.  

@Charles Socci I am working on obtaining a license, I let my expire, but I think as long as I'm not representing anyone I am not breaking any laws but I will be sure to double check.

Originally posted by @Sean OReilly:...can be good opportunities for me to go in, lower rent and recover utility costs  My first impression is that this will be a break-even (- lower rent, + utility billings), and that you will not get paid for your development and implementation costs. 

For younger/mid cycle guys it can be tough breaking even or making repairs out of pocket because rents are paying down so much principle each month. 

It really left us high and dry come selling time since we're pretty much breaking even on sale prices + fees - mortgage balanceI'd like to avoid PMI especially since seeing now that they never go away on an FHA loan.  

I simplified by breaking our family budget into 6 areas, and placed cash in a small accordion folder only what was budgeted for each area.

So idiots dont break thru themThe stair stringers are cut from 2 bye 12 and are only about 20 to 22 inches apart,,with these 2 bye 10 tying them together

Interesting what's going on across the pond in our area of interest. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-12/flipping-frenzy-grips-sydney-spurring-warnings-of-housing-risks

REALTORS®’ Price Expectations By State Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, October 08, 2015 REALTORS® overall expect home prices to rise 3.5 percent over the next 12 months, according to the August 2015 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, which is based on the responses of a monthly survey to more than 50,000 real estate professionals.REALTORS® from Florida are the most upbeat about price expectations, with a median expected price growth in the 5 to 6 percent range over the next 12 months.