All real estate is local so you need to attend local REIA meetings, any investor meetings you can find on MeetUp.com, local landlord association meetings.This is where you will learn who the players are in your area, how they find deals, how to estimate repairs, how to negotiate with sellers, which attorneys they use, which contractors, where they find deals.And finding buyers when you have a true deal is so easy.

It's easy for me to say, but I would call their bluff about a lawsuit once you get the lab results back (we all know what it's going to say).Are you paying for utilities? 

I decided to focus on the west side because I am very familiar with it and live here so it is easy for me to check out properties close to my house.

Luckily the issue they brought to me was in fact something we worked on and it was easy to work with them on the process.

Most of the rest is a pretty easy transition.

should be easy to just order a title report and see whats up..  

Owning a bunch of houses is not very easy and managing them can be painful and you might look forward to not having to do it any longer. 

@Chris Jones This is an easy answer.

Any ideas for an easy handrail that looks good?

Tyronne I respectfully disagree with your risk assessment in gap funding deals especially and I mean ESPECIALLY small balance second like that 20k behind a large first.. very easy to get wiped out..