Never pay more then the property is worth and always inspect if you can.I make property tax loans and i buy houses from motivated owners whom owe delinquent taxes but I do so outside of the auction.I have a degree in engineering and I developed a program that searches for every property owner who owes back taxes and it spits out the results in a nice excel spreadsheet.

I've been studying up on RE investing for the past couple of years now, and I'm almost done college, so as of this summer I'm ready to get serious about looking around for my first property.I'm interested in buy-and-hold, probably want to start off with single families to get some good experience with finding financing and management, and interpreting financial statements.

Well, a good investor also looks for maximizing profit, and since I never was a GC nor wanted a trade license, I tended to AVOID paying people to do what I USED to get paid for in many cases through my college jobs.

Because differences of opinion may arise between appraisers as to the degree of comparability and the amount of the adjustment considered necessary for comparison purposes, an appraiser should document each item of adjustment.Only comparable sales having the least adjustments in terms of items and/or total dollar adjustments should be considered as comparable to the donated property.www$irs$gov/pub/irs-pdf/p561$pdfreplace $ with .

and go to college while you are getting your feet wet in investing.

One was my first home after college - Can't wait to sell it (I have a buyer - but again - personal reasons) - too much emotional baggage - it's only a property for God's sake...

Few will want to offer you the cash without having some degree of control over the deal.

I have *some* money to invest as a show of good faith.Bachelor's Degree in Business FinanceMaster's Degree in Business AdministrationMassachusetts Real Estate License (inactive- but willing to 100% reactivate, and/or get licensure in NH)Reach out if you would like to connect!

I have a nephew fresh out of college two weeks ago and he wants to get his Real Estate License. 

FYI, I used to work at a window factory in college and the owner once told me that Argon was a waste of money, only because according to him it's just a matter of time before it leaks out.Thirdly, check the efficiency of the furnace.