Save your cash for maintenance, pay extra on mortgage principal to get some equity, talk to CPA about tax breaks, talk to small bank that does portfolio loans, talk to a commercial realtor CCIM about a commercial property wealth plan, pref in the town you are focusing in.Read everything about multis here on BP Nation,http://search.yahoo.com/search?

You just throw extra money as it comes along at the principal over time and it's almost like having a 15 year.

More extra money to turn your home from a liability into an asset.

I would negotiate a base pay rate and get paid extra for bigger jobs.

Housejerk is an organization that allows people (Realtors, Attorneys, Insurance Agents, Property Managers, Hard Money Lenders, Mortgage Brokers, Buyers, Sellers, Entrepreneurs and people generally interested in RE investing) to earn money while they learn the business. 

Jennifer,Yes, you will be required to file a tax return due to the amount of income you earned regardless of what the net income may be.You should file it regardless of profit or loss to ensure you start the statute of limitations for audit.

. -- who have extra cash sitting around (perhaps in retirement funds) and are willing to invest in YOU, as well as the deal.Find these people and ask them if they'd be willing to invest in a no money down deal.

Sell homes, every 5th home you sell, buy a rental for yourself, fix the rental, rent it out, and pay extra on the mortgage each month. if you sell 20 homes per year, that means you will be buying 4 homes a year, in 5 years you will have 20 homes, if those 20 homes appreciate by $50,000 each, BAM you are a millionaire.

I am not associated with her or earn anything off it.

Im having a hard time believing this is even legal.The second thing is I'm so fed up ive been harassing them 2 to 3 times a day just to be a jerk to them telling them they dont know how to do their job and if they want all the home owners to pay they have to earn their money..Keep in mind I just started this because I think they are a bunch of jackasses..These guys really hate me right now.