From the time I got the financials on the property, I had it under contract in 2 days.

Do everything you can do and then have your lender or financial partner can make sure the value is goodnsince they have money at risk as well.Look at comparables active and soldLook at sq foot pricesI hope it helps

I'm in my 30's and my long term goal is buy homes over the next 20 to 30 years, turn them into rentals and hopefully have enough homes that can position me to be a good place financially when I retire (I also invest in Roth IRA's, so I diversify a bit).I'm totally new to all of this and I'm wanting to find a community of others that have done this (or trying to do this) to get your insight.

Then we hit some non RE related financial speed bumps and had to slow down a bit.

Antonio, is there a reason for using a title company for closing instead of using a closing attorney who would be independent (legally and financially) from the title company?

Maybe in the next 5 years but until then my financial needs are still too high, and the rentals are not cutting it.

Zero financial level.2.

The tenant in the SFH was having financial difficulties, and after giving her several chances (probably too many to be honest), we eventually had to file for eviction.

Listed below is a summary of my financial and credit profile: Income/Savings:94K annual income (58K from primary employer + 36K combined from part-time work)20K in savings and have an additional 20K towards a downpaymentCredit scores: TransUnion 649, Experian 665, and Equifax 637 as of 12/10/11; credit simulator claims that my scores should jump ~20 points if I pay off my credit card balancesDebt:About 3K in credit card debt; all currentAbout 380K in student loan debt (majority from medical school); but all student loans are current and in deferment.

Keep track of what financials?