and as a seller I am not discounting the property it will screw up my comps.. so curious how you navigate that.Now I guess there could be the envelope with cash and a wink and a nod.. but most unsophisticated buyer sellers are going to have issues with that as it wont sound right ... ???

As far as jumping straight into apartments, this is where I have actually seen several doctors who I know personally fail (they got taken advantage of by their partners because they didn't have the time to be involved and supervise, or the knowledge they needed to avoid being ripped off). 

How are flippers purchasing items such as Tile, LVP, Windows, Doors and so on at an extreme discount?

Dead winter is not an ideal time to rent out a property so I expect it could take me 4-6 weeks or require discounting.

Let's assume we would do a straight 30 year amortized mortgage. 

By negotiating 20-35% discounts, we managed to achieve cap rates between 9% and 14%.I've also started managing properties for three of these clients, listing their rentals and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

They may have ways of offering great discounts.

He wants to sell it to me at a discount.

That seems high or not even required.Why are you paying for discount points and still getting a rate over 8%?

But do not discount your desire to come back to CA.