It is set to go to Sheriff's Auction in about a month, but she wants to sell it before hand.

I see myself hopefully taking that same path.As a broad question, is there any advice anyone could provide for setting myself up for success? 

My wife and I went from a 70K home to a 450K home to keep up with the Jonses and set back our investing by 15 years.  

It's not a bad idea to have an inspector on your team that can be your second set of eyes, to understand what your buyer's inspector will be looking for. 

When we underwrite deals we never make a decision to buy or not buy (or set a strike price) without thorough underwriting on a very granular level. 

If I ever did anything that triggered capital gains I would probably set 30% aside in a savings account just in case. 

Therefore, print that out and set it on your desk until you are ready to mail it out with this invoice.

I'm 30 years old and I feel like investing in rentals would really have me set towards a much earlier retainment down the road.     

Hiring a PM at this level isn't too efficient, but it allows you to set a standard of what to expect from your PM (if you decide to get one in the future to manage your large portfolio;) 2) Great for learning the rehab.

I can set reminders and what not to remind myself... but I was curious if anyone had utilized something like Excel to track their communications with people.