Also, at what stage of your business were you when you went to a paid agency (time in business, X amount of deals, etc)?

If you're having trouble getting past the analysis paralysis stage of rental investing, you're going to have the same issue pulling the trigger on properties to get under contract.

Cost (fixing inspection items, carrying cost, staging) (3%) = - $3,960Subtotal Profit: $112,200Additional money in your pocket after 2 years of doing the Sandwich Lease Option = $16,200

I host Black Diamond, and we will be scheduling an event on due diligence for out-of-area investing, it's currently in the planning stages, so we haven't scheduled it yet, but it will be posted here on BP in the events section - maybe October. 

I'm still in a preliminary stage, but of course I am wondering why the seller needs to sell after 6 months. 10 year call on a 30 year amortization at 4.845%.

The bottom line is that I have listed all of them when still in the renovation stages.

I am in the early stages of negotiating a purchase of an apartment complex.

Do you think you could have avoided this from the contract stage?

Real Estate Investing has given me the opportunity to quit my day job, create passive income, and free a lot of my time back up to be able to do what I love.However, with each new "level" of success brings on new challenges and hurdles along with that stage of the business.I am curious to know: What is the #1 Struggle in Your Real Estate Business Today?

You'll need to obtain the financial aid from in the income verification stages.