There's a multitude of ways to start investing but I myself would lean more towards option #1.

I imagine that's due to an assumption of the education level of the audience as made by the author or speaker, where those readers and listeners with experience understand the multitude of unwritten steps that were taken in between the ones mentioned, whereas us kids are still trying to figure out why someone would go through months of trouble for $100/month return.

My friend is a full-time contractor/investor, so I am sure he has had a multitude of situations arise over the years.

.*)---To recap and further clarify on the issue of trying to value a property that has a multitude of deficiencies (high current vacancy, repairs, etc.)

With such a multitude of variables, your first step would be to research local house movers.

If you make it through the wall of text that follows, and you have even the smallest insight to offer, I would so very much appreciate it.My wife and I are rapidly learning the ways of wise REI through the help of the BP forums, podcast, books, as well as attending local REIA meetings, networking, market research, and driving for dollars.We've arrived at what I feel is a major pivot point in our lives, and are struggling with the multitude of circumstances life is throwing our way, trying to figure it all out, and set some reasonable goals so that we can move forward in a clear defined direction.I'm going to lay it all out in brutal detail in hopes that someone can make any sense of this and possibly offer some guidance.OUR CURRENT STATUS:I have a day job as an engineer, a freelance business on the side in which I design products for clients around the country, as well as a fading IOS app development company.My wife has a small house cleaning business, and she takes care of all the household management, as well as just being assigned as power of attorney over her Grandfather's estate.We have zero savings, but are on track to be completely debt free in two years on our current plan.

If one decides to list with a flat fee company, they potentially compromise on negotiation skills ( not just purchase price, but contingencies, contract terms, etc. ), Real Estate knowledge ( market, location, contracts, riders and multitude of other forms ), brand recognition ( listing with a large and establishes brokerage that stands for its reputation ) and simply convenience ( no need to handle open houses, coordinate showings, inspections, appraisals, staging, photo session, etc.)Of course, there is a niche of sellers that have time and resources to manage all these by themselves.

It can mean a multitude of things.

While Brokers and salesperson who are involved in this transaction are trained as licenses under the New Jersey Licensing Act they readily acknowledge that they have no special training or experience with respect to the complexities pertaining to the multitude of structural, topographical, and environmental components of this Property.

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