Usually you make a little less until you get some deals under your belt but you'll have senior agent monitor your work and keep you out of trouble.

Pay someone to do C.If I do A or B, am I asking for trouble?

If you don't have cash saved up to weather the storm, you're in trouble.

I have my goals of what I want to do, and when I want to get there already in my mind, but I'm having trouble getting started. 

If that $100k price tag is for the portfolio, and not $100k each, you might have trouble finding someone that will do it.

First post here :) I wanted to get some opinions on how/where you would invest 100k to produce monthly cash flow.

Trouble is, he's not in charge of the REI markets...or the lenders, etc...who are not so forgiving or understanding.What is needed is a credit partner that CAN qualify for the needed loan.

Also, sheet rocking the garage as well as the existing walls are not worth the trouble to patch up.

Passive activity loss rules prevent investors from using losses incurred from income-producing activities in which they are not materially involved.Being materially involved with earned or ordinary income-producing activities means the income is active income and may not be reduced by passive losses.

I'm having trouble imagining a seller wanting to sell willing to rent the property instead and take maintenance calls.