If there are restrictions, you can use a land trust where you are the initial beneficiary then make an assignment to your LLC that will stay private.

Hello All,What is your work around for your initial analysis of a property when all the expenses are not available?

My initial offer would be $75,000, what type of information would you use to negotiate a better deal?

I should be able to get the rents up from 6.5k per month to 7.5k by next year with a little TLC.I thought I would post this to encourage anyone out there that is wondering, if they can do it or not, to step out of your comfort zone and go for it.

Great initiative.

Joshua Lyon : Not clear from your statement whether you knew ahead of time that this was an international wire transfer.This FDIC page may be a good start on what your protections are and what to do now in that case:https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnsum13/sending-money-abroad.htmlIn any case, you should file a “complaint” with the FTC and request a cancellation of the transfer from the banking institution on your end (this will not get your money back, but it’s a step you need to take.)There was a lawsuit brought up by First American Title against a real estate agent who allegedly failed to secure his email account.

I am 26 and I am finally ready to take a step into real estate, and I have to say that it is quite intimidating.

Share your real estate goals and/or what are your next steps and we'll try to help you get there.Best!

First step is to talk to lender to see what you can afford (called a pre-approval) and look at all of the different low-down payment options. 

They were def slower for me too, but called me 3 days after I submitted the initial app (I did it twice actually).