If you have zero vacancies, zero tenant damage, make sure utilities (especially heat) stay on every winter even if the tenant doesn’t pay.  

Those are the basic steps to get your first deal.

I understand there is a lot more that goes into this process but I'm just curious if it makes sense from the most basic viewpoint for starters, thanks for your input! 

First American and Chicago won't do them and Fidelity and ORNT last I heard would consider it with an affidavit that the purchase price was disclosed to the buyer, which basically defeats the purpose of a double close.

Here in WA I bought basically the cheapest 3/2 there was, I’m beginning to wonder if the price of houses here makes it that much more difficult to get into another one.

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it! 

.: Quote from @Brandon Brown: I am considering switching to a heat pump with an electric heat strip for supplemental heating in our two-flat building, with plans to add a third unit in the future.

Basically, they guarantee your principal.  

In addition, he also informed me he is not on contract to render me 1099 filing support and basically said I'm not going to help you, good luck on your own.

is med basically its only use case for filling with new tenants?