My ultimate question is if, in a contract for deed sale, the property tax steps up.

Once you have a good estimation of rents that is your income and you can calculate the other expenses an ultimately your returns. 

It was pretty hard to find properties where the numbers and landlord laws made sense which is what ultimately led me to investing in Columbus, OH.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Ultimately, setting up and maintaining an LLC comes with annual administrative costs so another thing to consider is if your cash flow is ready to support these additional costs. 

To me at the time you were marketing it you would be flipping a contract because at that time you would have no ownership interest, but anyway Good discussion, I think we just have different readings, ultimately it’s all theoretical until a judge somewhere interpret’s it.

Ultimately, prioritize financial stability and future plans in your decision-making.Thank you.

I'll list a few below, and then talk about what ultimately caused my client to feel it was in her best interest to walk away.1.)

Ultimately, I decided to stay local for now.