@Jesse HyderMy ideal Investor buyer must be a solid all cash buyer who has the ability to close fast and can provide POF and usually familiar with assignments or simultaneous closings.

Ideally, I would invest here in the Bay Area where I live in order to take advantage of a low downpayment (forgot to mention, I've been looking mainly at Homepath properties) and also to be able to self-manage.

Keep everything accessible online (cloud storage, google docs, email account, tablet always on you, whatever..), write down things as soon as your think of it (I use OneNote on my microsoft phone, or there are plent of free apps..), and set calendar reminders as soon as the thought is in your mind.These processes have saved me in both my 9-5 and my real estate investments!

I do go to realtors for expired listings but i rather look at them myself sometimes and theres a way to find a near expired listing online...

I have been looking at Dallas recently because I like the economy, price levels, and I have family in the area.I stumbled across BP online about a year ago and have been loving the content quietly.

And, James, thanks for that tip - I'll definitely keep that in mind as I move forward.Also, I definitely plan to honor the current lease agreement, I just wondered how to approach raising the rent when the lease was up, or how I can check the background of the current tenants so I know whether they are reliable.Here are some of the other numbers that I was able to track down today:Insurance: $692/year through one bank that I talked toTaxes: 567.76/year for 2013Using these numbers and an online mortgage calculator I came up with $262 for the monthly mortgage payment for a conventional loan.

I say "I just need to get some quick information about the house right now and then I will take a look at the information and the neighborhood online, and if it looks like we can help I'll come take a look at the house, so how many bedrooms do you have?...

title says it, what are free easy ways to get sellers calling your phone, besides craigslist backpage or ebay, also what are the best words to use to have motivated sellers calling, and how to keep from getting fla...

I use a VA for some basic online stuff and 'internal research'.

We would then like to purchase another MFH (ideally 4 unit) within a year of our duplex purchase, and I anticipate that purchase being closer $300k (though hopefully less).We have $30k available for down payment and closing costs, because we were initially planning to put 10% down on a SFH in the $250k range.