If there's competition for the property, you might need to provide a price first and renegotiate later, especially if you have a contingency for well and septic issues.Step 4: Fixing the SystemsAfter securing the property, we start the permitting process for well and septic repairs immediately.

I’m looking to invest in a SFH LTR to start with in San Antonio or Austin but I’m afraid of getting something in an over saturated market.

We are just getting started in the world of real estate investing.

So I prefer to just have them use mine from the start.

That's how we started before hiring on a full time maintenance man!

Should you know how to do this first, then look to find places or jump head first?

I have seen folks go on to do great things with paid training.as well as seen many and its probably the majority do nothing with it.. and end up selling their books and tapes on E bay for 50 bucks.thats where i would start E bay look to buy every guru's books and tapes you can find listen/read all the material and see if there is anything you learn from that.   

Sometimes its easier to knock down and start over. :)

This was a 10k and 50 point hit to the credit lesson I do not want anyone else trying start a business in REI.  

Good problem to have but I want to start paying off some of these loans to increase cashflow and make us impenetrable during a market downturn.