Now navigating the world of PM.

they are for real.. but my dealings with them were that they are pretty well disorginzied.. but then again they are dealing with folks that have trashed credit... and usually not savvy to the financial world at all.. so it takes a lot of hand holding.. and at least when I sold.. they wanted me to give significant discount so the rate could be bought downat the end of the day though the buyer got a smoking deal.. but there is a huge drop out of those who just can't get through the program and probably never will clean up their credit etc.

There are two types of people in this world:1) Those who are Relationship oriented, and;2) Those who are Transaction oriented.Same is (especially) true in real estate...

I'm from Miami and my dad was a GC and developer down there, so I can say first hand that it is a different world.

I am still new to the investing world and still learning but BP has definitely been a BIG part of me "stepping out of my comfort zone" and just getting it done.Do a search for people in your area and send them a message.

Those ones must have gone to "the seminar" and come out guns blazing with not a lot of real world knowledge or market experience... some of them have even approached me and said they want me to write offers for them but when I ask for their funding source they can't seem to come up with one and come to find out they want to assign the contract.

(I know, first-world problems...)As for linens, get really nice ones, and be prepared to replace them when they start to wear or become dingy.

Hey @Ryan GarzaI live in Ann Arbor and am relatively new to the REI world as well.

Right now I will be the one needing all the help, I suffer from "analysis Paralysis" and need to set up a "Buddy" system or (in the rehab world) a "sponsor" to push me and hold me accountable to meet my 2017 Goals. 

In a perfect world, accepting prepaid or advance rent would be an advantage, but there are many dangers and pitfalls which should be considered before the decision is made to accept prepaid rent.