Be concern if they have evictions, criminal history, do they have income to support the rent the rest doesn't mean anything.Joe Gore

I just fund the reserve account that I feel it should be at from the start and then use the rest to invest.

We did freshen up the paint and rest of the unit while in there.Good luck!

With the rehab and house prices going up, I'm hoping to remove the rest of my down payment (10% left to remove my PMI).  

They will give you the real scoop after turning over multiple tenants, maintaining the property, etc... ...or, these "biased" people are actual investors, just like the rest, also straight shooters, who are simply more familiar with the market because they actually live in the market they are talking about...and these Turn Key Properties are exactly what they are presented as. 

So I learned by reading on forums and buying a few books/courses and the rest by doing.The best advice I can give you is to pick just ONE area of real estate investing that interests you and learn everything you can about it.

So, $20 hourly wage + $10 benefits might equate to $30/per hour compensation.Some labor laws regarding mandatory rest breaks (unpaid) and mandatory meal breaks (unpaid), as well as overtime requirements, will come into play.

I received a graduate degree in education, then left the classroom to go into real estate, became an investor and the rest, to coin a cliche, is history.

@Bob Bowling 370K ARV  -- needs 20K to get there (roughly)Grandma will be renting for the rest of her days after the sale - small apartment where she doesn't have to worry about lawn mowing or snow removal here in Massachusetts .

I know it's foolish to think that it can't but we have had steady population (+/- 1% per year for decades) and are rarely affected by the market swings that seem to drive the rest of the country crazy.