Learn the basics (I.e.

I sold my investment properties to pay off my debts and provide basic income to support my family yet the job market did not recover fast enough to avoid bankruptcy.

I enjoyed doing the rehab because there are basically no restrictions and no inspectors go out of their way to bother you.

There are a lot of resources that talk about the basics of Real Estate and investing.

Also, as an appraiser, there are rental surveys that can be done to produce reasonable rental rates using adjusted comparables.The concept that "all amenities have value" is simply untrue.

However if I am reading this right you will have basically zero cash in the deal.

Not exactly the proverbial B&B concept but....We knew a couple of guys that had a large beautiful home & did the B&B.

She is basically my only contact there, in fact after going through several other realtors, she was the only one that would help me so far.

Hey Ryan,I saw this article on Moneywatch about Pro American Football Player Ryan Broyles and thought it may be of interest.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nfl-player-ryan-b...It basically details how he understands the value of money, lives on $5000.00 a month and invests the majority of his money for the future. 

Basically, there are no deals unless you know someone.