You are also looking at your desired closing date and determining how much time the appraiser needs and anything else required prior to closing. 

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

Your requirements to defer all tax are to purchase at least as much as your net sale. 

I see Xplorie is popular but they require a minimum of 10 properties for a partnership.

Note that active income isn't the same thing as non-passive income, it's lower bar that just requires that it's a business activity that isn't just entirely passive. 

that isn’t subject to higher down payment requirements or higher interest.

Lastly, if I was able to get this home at that price below market, are there loan options that require little to know money down, since it is at/below the 85% LTV?

You will learn the time and effort required of managing such a unit.  

thanks. you will spend more time trying to figure out whether or not its required than actually completing the form. it takes five minutes.