Therefore, I am not saying any other approach is right or wrong; it’s just one of the many techniques I use to buy notes with a pension fund for tax-free growth and with draw.

I struggled through Mech Eng with a minor in EE.Then ended up in drive control automation & traveled the world on contract jobs.But that minor in EE saved me a lot of $$$ when renovating homes esp splitting the services for myself & others.If you're serious about RE investment an engineering background will save you a fortune & give you valuable insight into structural re-design (assuming you take some design courses) when you blow out the walls etc of an older home or add a room above an attached garage etc.It's a great discipline & you will never regret finishing.

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It drives my wife nuts when she asks me what I am thinking and I tell her nothing, literally nothing.

I know the downriver area from living here, and I am a firm believer that I should first invest where I can drive by it every day without too much effort.There are some wonderful opportunities in Detroit itself, but I limit myself to only a couple of neighborhoods I think I have a handle on.Listen to me talking.

I'm under contract on MHP deals 2 and 3 now, and have found all of them by driving and looking and using GIS to locate the owner.

Any advice will go a long way in helping my growth.

Are hedge funds driving the little guy out of the market?

My first 8-10 deals I intend to spend A LOT of time reviewing possible property's to ensure that I'm doing everything correct and so I can begin to grow the best reputation possible with my investors.

After driving there a few times to show the properties and not getting a tenant application, I realized a good agent could probably get the job done.