If you represent yourself, you have an amateur that is emotionally tied to the deal.

Maybe some markets the foreclosure process is easier than evictions, but not in my market.   

If you plan on buying these properties using a mortgage its also best to begin the pre approval process and work with an investor friendly lender to help guide and educate you what the best product might be for your projects to make sure you dont already max out your borrowing power after the first deal.

I planned to do a piggyback HELOC to have access to quick capital in case a good next deal came along but it has been a long drawn out process and right at closing they decided they needed a new appraisal.

Help property owners, not to take advantage of or hurt the property sales process.

@Vernon Welch II most tenants offering to pay their rent upfront are trying to compensate for negative qualification issues.NEVER override your screening process just because someone offers to pay several months upfront!

However, I have helped a couple people with extremely basic home layouts when they were in the process of remodeling their home.

I have never seen a hard money loan take 8-10 weeks to process. 

So even if new construction were to pick back up, it would take at least two years for anything to hit the market.What I really like about this area is how difficult it is to build and how long the permitting process takes. 

He is an investor, investor focused agent that specializes in short term rental, can assist with the staging process and also has a property management company as well.