Make connections with people by participating on the BP forums, going to meetups (@Andrew Freed has a great one in Worcester and I run one in Boston).

If your monthly budget for this type of thing is $100, you're losing money. 

Best to invest the money you would spend on pursuing these claims on better management/tenant screening or building improvements that may attract better qualified tenants.

Purchase price: $285,000 Cash invested: $40,000 purchase Price $285kRenovation Cost $40k (on budget)Renovation Time: 41 daysARV: $425kIf you are looking for a long term or short term rental in old town alexandria or just a small / tiny home primary residece with NO HOA right on King Street, this is your home.Contact with questions, interest, referrals of anyone you think might love it. more photos will be uploaded soon.

No sub 2, no big leveraging, no “participations”  — if your aged grandmother doesn’t like it, or understand it, don’t do it.Mentors and gurus are not worth the money.

Finally (after 7 years of reading books, research, podcasts etc) jumped off the cliff and bought a major fixer upper for very little money.

Too many people face the nightmare of running out of money during retirement, a time when they are least able to reenter the workforce.

The idea that you can build wealth without putting any money into it is a recipe for disaster and the sales pitch of gurus trying to steal your money.

@Matt Carroll - are you running an XML of properties through ConnectLinx?

I can save alot of money by just building a new house.