If you are ready to ask the right questions, make an appointment, write a contract offer and close the deal, that's great and your mailings will be helpful and profitable.Charles

You will need your Realtor to possibly run comps and to write your contract.  

Write up land contract, get notarized, both have copies, do not file at register of deeds.

But if your buying off market properties, you will need to write your own offers.

How individual states handle that is different, some don't care so much and other love to write contractors fines.Getting a lead abatement license is a compeletely different thing.

I've been listening to all the podcasts from the beginning and am on episode 15 as I write this post.

I am in the position to purchase something to function both as a part time vacation rental and part time living there.

Keep reading the forms and listening to the podcast.Also if you want to get an individuals attention us the @ symbol and start to write their name.If you like what someone writes, give them a vote for appreciation.

Security deposits are not a Landlord's possession until a tenant literally damages the place is inspected by a professional contractor or handyman write you out a repairs estimate.

It helps you build credibility with other professionals (you know HML, Contractors Etc.)In AZ I learned from my CPA that from the founding of my LLC I can write off my entire cell phone and internet bills at home as they are essential in my home based business of real estate investing, without the LLC I was only allowed to write off the percentage portion based on the square footage designation I gave to my home office space, that is 10% in my case, which I still can use to write off part of my electric and mortgage payments since it is still used as home office.You can start building your brand now, rather than waiting and hoping that no one takes your company name/idea...