My boyfriend had hinted at how much know-how I had to learn before I could even be remotely successful, and haven taken some time to browse through the blogs, posts, forum on BiggerPockets i now know that there's a MOUNTAIN of knowledge I need to absorb.

We've got about 12 rentals in our IRA and do 4-6 buys per year and of course deposit all those expenses and rent checks every month.We will move to a different custodian as soon as we find a custodian that can close a purchase efficiently and fast and allows us to use their website to scan rent checks like most banks these days.We've had deposit errors on the July rent deposits and we are now realizing that we need to scan the rent checks, scan the deposit slips etc etc creating a mountain of work each month to back up the what if scenario of the original check gets lost in the mail or they don't key the deposit correctly on their side as has happened this month.Our #1 need of a new custodian is:- scan checks to deposit via their website.  

Same house as #3.5 - Mountain bike...still in box6 - Boat trailer (nope, no boat).7 - Cars...OK, that's not a good thing.8 - Kitchen appliances...brand new, that weren't included in the sale. 

Ocean in 4 hours away, Mountains are 2 hours away.  

Drone videos - these are only useful when property is difficult to show through stills and 360 V Tours (like large land parcels, mountain properties or waterfront properties to show view form the water - You can hire this yourself.With all the resources an Entry Only (Flat Fee) listing broker has through the MLS, in most cases(not all), it is difficult to justify a high commission by listing agents.Again ...before the fellow Realtors react to my comments.

As a newbie I would love to say that I'm not terrified by the mountain that seem to loom in front of me as a 19 yr old college student who is currently fighting to pay down federal loans that are accruing, but what I can see from re-reading this forum is getting a mentor is important for success.

He had been a lineman for the telegraph company in the mountain mining camps of Utah and a part time gunsmith in his youth and said learn to use the rifle, shotguns are for people that can't hit the side of a barn.

But from what I've seen, the atmosphere is very cordial, open and laid back.

Located in the Rocky Mountains' front yard, one of the best places in the country.

Investment Info:

Townhouse fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $94,000

Cash invested: $43,000

Sale price: $186,000

Bought this townhome from a wholesaler. The property came with a tenant i...