(I'm planning on using hard money+my HELOC to Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat..)He won't pass any tenant screening tests, that's for sure, but I feel like I could probably structure a deal that gives him enough cash at closing to put 12 months of rent into escrow up front.  

We all have different strengths and things to bring to the table (I've done wholesale/option deals/Licensed | Partner A: Mobile home investor/note investor | Partner B: Wholesaler/Licensed/ Small portfolio...) but....As of right now, things have slumped, and we have no idea what to do now or what the next step is We market by: 1,000 pieces of mail a week (Which BARELY converts to anything, we get more calls asking to get removed from the list than leads.), scrubbing the public records for notice of defaults (a list you have to manually do as our county doesn't have the records online), bandit signs (but 3 wholesale players have entered our market and take down every sign we put up), door knocking (Which takes up too much time).

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

If anyone knows any CPA that might be able to help answer this, please feel free to tag them.

If you discovered something, bring it up to the seller and ask for a credit/price reduction. 

Otherwise you can always talk to investors and call for rent signs, to me doing that just feels more accurate since you're getting it from the source (or one of the sources).Best of luck,JTM

Looking to bring in $600-1000 after expenses.

Which brings me to ask..  

If any suggestions on other great books please feel free to share your recommendations.

Great Michael , know you re feeling accomplished.