From what I have gleaned you are having a hard time determining who to hold responsible for damages between roomates when moving new ones in and out?

Be sure to set up a system in order to glean information from your mail campaign.  

My goodness, yes - there is an amazing wealth of knowledge here and I hope both of us "newbie's" can glean from all of this wisdom and experience. 

Great thread and I've thoroughly enjoyed reading through your thoughts and gleaning from your experiences.I'm currently looking at properties in the 40-60k range with rents anywhere from 750 - 1000.  

Tons of people to learn from and tons of information to glean.  

In the meantime, I spoke to real estate professionals in the area of these prospective properties, to get a better idea of any potential intangibles that I may not have been able to glean from the internet or having lived in the area(s) personally.The professional experience and (cross verified) area knowledge that they provided, fortified the months of researching/understanding needed to feel comfortable enough to pull the trigger.

I’ve read a number of your posts on other threads, and I’ve gleaned a lot already from your input.

Which leads to point number two.2) Cap rates move constantlyYou need to have a finger on the pulse of a market to have any hope of gleaning the appropriate cap rate.

there are a lot of threads on DHMfrom what I have gleaned over the years is :1. they charge a 3k fee up front for their training materials.2. they say you get the 3k back when they fund your first deal3. others have said on BP that there is a submission fee of 600 or so per deal4. others have said their underwriting criteria for 100% financing was hard to get through and never got funded ( IE could not find a deal that was good enough).5.

Not only can these people provide encouragement, but they all have gleaned information themselves which can help you along your journey.