If I shoot for a 12-15% cash on cash return (using the four square method), is that generally a pretty safe bet?

Well there's always the BRRRR+turnkey method.

As and investor my job is to find a good deal, fix it if necessary, and sell it for a profit (or keep it of course), by using every legal method available to me.  

I've also been thinking about getting into Inspections and/or Appraisal, I know they me decent $$, As long as there's no conflict of Interest, it seems like it'd be a hell of a way to learn some very VERY valuable things about housing and laws, methods, uses, code etc.

As far as tenant is concerned, they have a normal key.2)Old School method: buy new locksets to fully replace at turnover but hang on to the ones you remove.

", he theoretically has some protection, but my (somewhat distant) memory of business law is that the so-called corporate veil (protecting the shareholders of the corporation from personal liability) can be pierced by any number of methods and fraud is one of them.  

This still seems magical to me, as no one has been able to give a clear precise method of making these decisions.

2016- Pay off Truck (COMPLETED)2017- Max out ROTH IRA & build bank roll for first property/Reserves (ON TRACK)         - Attend first RE Meetup (COMPLETE)         - Make offer on a property (COMPLETE, but didn't get accepted)         - Read 2-3 RE books per month and listen to podcasts (ON TRACK).2018- Transition out of the Marine Corps         - Have at least $20K cash to purchase first property         - Transfer to Community College using GI BILL, get my 60 credits, apply to UCLA w/GI BILL.2019- Have my first property using the househacking method

The solution is either pigtailing with a variety of methods (nolox in wire nuts, the "purple" wire nuts, Alumiconn connectors) or using CO/ALR devices. 

Hello, everyone!

I'm new to real estate and obviously have some questions I was hoping you all could help me with. I looked into wholesaling a while back and didn't really like the way it worked. I just graduated co...