My wife and I recently welcomed our second daughter to the family and I'd love to learn how to leverage real estate investing as a tool to save / earn for their futures.I look forward to learning from the folks here and sharing whatever usfeul experience I may have.

Hi Seth, That tool you mention, Agent Pro 24/7 , Is that a free tool ?

If you are creative with your financing, and use the tools (like your VA loan) to your advantage, you have every opportunity regardless of rank, and for the most part us O-types don't get down-payment sized reenlistment bonuses for key career fields, so you might actually have a leg up in getting started on me.

I'd call her back and ask if she's ready to be polite.

It is a useful tool, but like everything else in real estate, "due diligence" is a must.

They politely declined that offer and we parted ways.After looking into this further today, I think I can put together a sub-to and owner financing with the exit strategy of putting in a lease option tenant to cash out.Here is what I know and what I am thinking about putting together.Please advise.Today’s ARV:79,0003BR 1Ba ~1000 sqft.Currently getting $775/month with spotty paying tenant (late and has been behind) Rentometer shows Average Rent $830From land records research I estimated that the seller put 13,900 down and financed 55,600 for 30 yrs. when they bought the house in July 2004.

You know...there is a tool right here on BP to analyze rentals...https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy-and-hold-calculator

I have been looking for tools to use to evaluate the RE market in certain areas.

Due to new tenants often meeting me in a pair of old jeans and a T-shirt along with an old old truck full of tools everywhere, I kind of feel that maybe I appear to be something less than professional and worthy of being tried.

He has let me borrow tools and given me simple advice on how to cheaply make repairs.