There are excellent opportunities for cash flow realized from rental income utilizing factory built housing if you can wrap your mind around locating that type of housing in areas where there is demand and also take advantage of special financing such as lease/purchase that offer better tax advantages on newly constructed housing units vs. older units in need of rehab.

The "PV" function in Excel.

I know people who have had disputes over ebay but if you're very clear and have everything written down and clear on what you're buying it seems like an excellent route to me.

Jason has provided excellent info and suggestions.

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. - My credit score is excellent, right around an 800. - I have about 15k in cash savings.I am looking in to purchasing a rental property as a non occupied owner.

Excellent point!

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Excellent advice to be straight forward and FIRM.

We have lots of great ethical investors to work with here and our rental market offers excellent returns but here are a few tips to prevent investors from getting burned when buying in other markets1) Always have your property inspected!