You will essentially be living for free as the rent from your tenants will cover your mortgage.  

I really want to know about forming an LLC so that I can get the tax benefits for all the improvements I have made to this house to prepare it for renting. 

My main focus is to learn about investing and use my broad connections so I can create relationships that benefit the both of us.I look forward to chatting with all of you!

LOTS of lookie-lous and showings are non-productive for both me and the applicant.Another benefit is the application shows their income and that's a  prequalifier to being accepted (no, this does not include CR/BG reports) as I require 2x the rent. 

I would like to speak with you and maybe we can benefit from each other. 

I'm not sure if there are "Finders" for this type of things but I was thinking about hiring a house inspector to essentially do my legwork for me and I’d send him to the under $5k ones I see on Craigslist… Any other thoughts?

Generally it is best to own rentals in your own name and use ret. account for some other alternative investments such as trust deeds or private lending (because there are no tax benefits when owning rentals in your retirement account as opposed to owning in under your name), but every situation is different.

You're benefiting by the dog being there!

v=NQAA2LlabUgShe mentions cold emails, but postcards are essentially the same thing just physical.

My understanding (as a newbie) was that the appraisal was for the benefit of the lender, the home inspection for the buyer.