Did i get that right?

him: I get 5k....me: Do you even have it under contract yet?

The leak had happened in the ceiling of the room, which is the tenant's child's bedroom.Few months have gone by, and I get a call from the tenant yesterday that the child has been having breathing problems and issues with the lungs for the past couple weeks.

I'm putting all that together along with my resume and a list of all my past projects...I get the impression this is as much about networking/selling myself as it is about the numbers.What can I expect them to look for and what answers should I have ready?

I have a couple of questions that I'd like to ask the good people of BP in order to see how others would advise me as I get started in Real Estate Investing.So here's the deal.

I have a couple of questions that I'd like to ask the good people of BP in order to see how others would advise me as I get started in Real Estate Investing.So here's the deal.

I get my properties shot with the XRF (or XFR?) 

I hope that my participation (mostly lurking for now) on this forum will help me build that network in California and my knowledge base as I accumulate a nest egg through my day job.As far as tackling the high prices in my area, I have a great interest in starting with a single family home in Stockton (about 1.5 hours away), and moving onto multi-families once I get that first property under my belt.

NOt work on it for 10 days waste your time and especially contractors looking at deals that can't close.I know its frustrating. and out on the east coast were title I susually done at the end of the transactions I make them run it day one.. you should see the stares I get back.. ( hey why are you doing that ) for the exact same reason you just stated.I had my first resi deal in Calistoga cira 1975 and worked on that got ready to close 45 days into only to find out same circumstance you did.. now talk about a  bumbed out rookie 18 YO agent ..

With a 20% down payment I get a 9.32% cash on cash.