No brain-teaser, you issue notice of intent to terminate the lease due to noncompliance.

You can not wait to see if your headache is going to be a brain tumor.

It was well informed, but I didn't feel as though there was any added value that I could not learn from just browsing the forums and picking the brains of the professionals that are here on BP

Your subject wording is blowing my brain up a bit. 

and pick their brain.

I have listened to many podcasts and read a lot online---probably too much as my brain is swirling with stuff .I have my down payment saved up and wanted to know what might be the best, 1st step.

Or if you're a current investor in the area I'd love to sit down, buy you lunch, and pick your brain on the local markets.

If you make any money at all outside of real estate, and the depreciation offsets your income as say, a "brain surgeon", then the math is a little different.

It makes it annoying to read (at least for me) and I hear you yelling in my brain.

Of course once I looked that up and applied it to your post I now understand what you said.AS a retired financial planner I should have know this but thank you for challenging my brain every so often.