I would talk to a financial advisor, particularly one who is not motivated to just sell to your mom.An idea I heard on one of the earlier episodes of the podcast is investing in high quality, discounted notes.

When you find a property you like then you can always shop around for a better deal then but at least you can have some idea of what your price range is. 

Well that's an idea.

You can learn a lot from a showing.I really think this has bad idea written all over it. bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea bad idea 

Loopnet is generally (not always) where deals go to die, but it does give you a good idea for the types of available properties in the market.

I had no idea that was even an option.

I'd love to hear some of the creative ideas fellow members have come up with to get started (or continue going) in this business.

Unless you can clearly see the condition of the wood in the attic and no for sure its not rotting in any areas, why add an additional layer, additional layer is more load on the roof, if you have a weak spot in the roof, well i think you get the idea.

Generally you have a pretty good idea of value and we make sure to have a due diligence period to verify all information given.

@Kayla Collura I'll comment here as well as I started with the same ideas.