Then you relate to your studies and identify which strategy suits you best, and ultimately formulate the plan to go for it.

Hi, I'm passionate about business and rei wholesalesI've been studying all things real estate investing especially non conventional financing like no money down, hard lenders, creative financing.

There are no secrets in real estate... there is greater knowledge  some have it some don't then there is luck and market timing which can be seen as luck or really smart investing or a combination.buying a great value and refinancing out money is hardly earth shattering.. or new or some secret concept.On the flip side there is such a thing as IP and certain knowledge you gain that can give you an edgefor me when I was buying court house steps I would get approached all the time when people saw me buy 3 props in 1 hour for a million bucks.... they want to start asking questions of course.. and Of course I just politely tell them I learned the foreclosure game over many years and its all public knowledge and I suggest they go study it.  

It takes some studying and that pain, but otherwise it's cheap to maintain.

My name is Josh Gallup and I'm a 19 year old Syracuse University undergrad studying Economics and Real Estate and I am ecstatic to be on BiggerPockets!

It should just be a 10% of gross rents collected and any actual costs  such as repairs, lawyer fees, utilities etc should be recorded online with a picture of the bill to prove it. 

If abandoned tanks are found during inspection lenders will require it be removed and certification obtained proving there is no ground contamination.

@Henrique Da Costa Read and study everything Ann Bellamy says above until you know it by memory.

Reading between the lines proved to be worthwhile to me. 

I've studied tax code and see some definite advantages in holding and utilizing BRRR.