That is a little about me and I am glad to meet everyone!

Like for example, what if the new owner wouldn't normally meet screening criteria?

3x rent is the gold standard.

I'll be moving to Omaha in 2 weeks so that will be nice but I'm really hoping to meet someone on here with experience who's in Omaha and would show me the ropes.

There is a local meetup in Lake forest every month that you should check out. http://www.meetup.com/Orange-County-Real-Estate-Investor-Networking/If you would like to meet up before then and talk about investing let me know.

Here are some good places to start: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet- find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

After getting a chance to meet @Neal Mahoney with Cloverleaf Drywall and Construction, I wanted to give him a shot.

I am excited to get started in this industry and looking for other investors to network with... please let me know of any up n coming investment meeting or if you would like to talk real estate...

@Scott Taylor, 25% down is standard for non owner occupied 2-4 unit.If you're going to live in a unit: we can do 15% down for a duplex, or 20% down for 3-4 unit. 3.5% down FHA across the board, of course, but good luck getting an offer accepted. 

It's not a binding contract until there is a "meeting of the minds".