Part of the reason she is having trouble selling it may be because it's not financeable.I think the idea of getting it under contract and flipping it to a more experienced investor is a good idea.

I do not have very much capital to start with, but time is becoming a more abundant resource for learning/acting.

I wouldn't mind the experience and training that is offered there but if the company's standards doesn't fit my aspirations I should try to attain a more fitting path towards moving forward, right?

The real advantage of Class A properties is they are likely to hold their value and continue to appreciate, be easier to rent if not priced too high and draw a more financially stable applicant.

A phone call is a more personal way to touch a prospect than mail and offers a much easier way to build rapport.  

Financing sounds important, but I think a more important question is, what kind of tenants do you expect want to rent on the same block as a boarded up townhouse?

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This will open the door for you to negotiate with the seller in a more direct sense but the agent still have the duty to disclose.

But once again if the park/development is not in the path of progress and/or in a blighted and/or run down and neglected area you may have a more difficult time.

I was dead set on purchasing a rental for my first property using the FHA 203k on a foreclosed home, but I am realizing now that personally, flipping a home would probably make more sense since I am not sure if I want to stay in upstate ny or move to a more tax friendly state.