They make money on every step of the process, and there's a lot of incentive for them to exaggerate what your returns will be.

I've never been through this process and it's my biggest fear because it seems to be SO costly!

My own observation leads me to believe that a large part of the buyer agent’s time budget gets spent on showing houses and transportation to and from those houses.

I am in the research process for a multi-family unit.

I'm in the process of potentially doing just that. 

When deciding between them, look for flexible memberships, no high-volume minimum, and customer service to help walk you through the process.

Do we need to go through the whole condemnation process to qualify the transaction for a 1033 exchange?

Don't feel the need rush the process and choose the first one that comes through.

How long would this process take. 

It may take a little bit of time, hussle and creativity to find the one for you, but it is out there.One of the main characteristics is that I need a property already rehab; for now, I cannot focus on the rehab process due to my current job, duplex, or triplex where I can live.