Finally, what’s the rate of return for alternative investments? 

Brandon Turner's Rental Property Investing book is an excellent primer to understanding the happy path for purchasing a property - however in this market it really comes down to having bulletproof assumptions on rents/taxes/R&M/etc. as with rates as high as they are/inventory as low as it is, there is less cushion in your returns if you analyze properties with bad assumptions.

From personal experience, this can motivate them to do a final deep clean before handing over the keys.Finally, for peace of mind, you might consider consulting a local real estate attorney.

2) How booked out are they?

I went through this whole process recently of researching for Real Estate CPA and finally went with referral from friend that also invests in real estate. 

One quote has the items listed, shows the price of each item as $0 and then has a final total. 

I have no issue staying booked so whatever I am doing is working for us.

I’ve been reading books and listening to BP for the last 2 years but I’m green ya know.

So now I am 25 and I was finally presented with an opportunity (duplexes are super rare in my area/state btw) I put an offer in and it's looking like it's gonna be accepted!!

During period of low interest every post on BP was about cash flow - now that cash flow upon acquisition is dead the only option is equity which is also reeling because price appreciation is finally back to realitypersonally I buy for growth because I buy to hold for 10-20 years or longer.