We're basically wanting to learn the ropes to serve ourselves when purchasing properties but would also like to be qualified enough to help friends out if they too are in need of purchasing property.Our big concern is that getting licensed will require my wife to have to work in an office setting for a certain period of time, which currently with the children is not an option.  

A benefit of a USDA loan is that it has lower credit requirements, and it offers 100% financing, but there are income limits. and if you find a house in a USDA eligible area, you're going to seriously limit your market for rent and/or resale due to low population.

Have you sent them the required notice regarding the damages?

i think if investors BEFORE they bought properties that require  medium to heavy managment they should definetly sort out their style of management and sourcefrom what i reading is people are basically tired of bad tenants and other minor thing such as up keep.but if u did a bit of footwork and got yourself some good solid tenants that are trustworthy and would treat your property nice i dont see a problem.. having a residental rent collector and your good tenants and your own contracted mainence is pretty much it..good footwork is always valuable all the time ..people need rental homes just as much as people need owned homes

All my unit required was paint and cleaning.Loss of use was not covered under my renters policy since the unit was not occupied at the time of the fire and I had it under contract to sell.I was wondering if the association, owners, insurance company, or restoration company were liable for the excessive repair time?

Divide the net operating income by the capitalization rate you require to invest your funds.

To assist in finding homes for flip or rental properties.My question is, would it be legal for me to provide specialized emails (Home photos, ARVs, rehab cost estimates, profit estimates, etc) to my investors highlighting potential flip properties and then requiring that a marketing fee or finders fee is to be added to the initial purchase price of the home If they decide to flip a provided listing?

I did google salvage and some have requirements so I'll have to call 'em (old fashioned way!). 

I spoke with an insurance agent about the required insurance minimums and he asked about what type of building it would be- rental or condo.

recently purchased a 4plex in HB, Ca.We are on state farm insurance and everything is fine, decided to shop around and noticed that USAA is lower with similar level/amounts.USAA however required that all tenants i forget the exact phrasing but something like "tenants for at least 6months"Now i said that my tenants have been there for over 10 years, and are technically on month to month now.