The home looks staged honestly and I think i would be even able to sell the home with the tenant's cooperation.

Hey guys I've actually been checking out BP for a few months but I didn't realize that there was an introductions forum until a few days ago, and I finally have some time to go ahead and introduce myself.Like a few others on here I am 27 so I am sort of at the beginning stages of my investing career.

Or has the market rebounded enough to not need to bother with staging anymore?

When you have issues you have to tear down in stages carefully which costs more time and money.For lenders existing mixed use developments are more risky to finance and ground up construction is extremely risky.With you not having a track record in commercial much less doing ground up developments I do not see anywhere close to you just putting down 25% unless you partner with a developer that has experience and can back up the loan in case of default with trophy assets.

I have made separate contracts for every stage of the remodel.

This is all in the planning stages still, but in this scenario I think I want to avoid a C-corp because I know next to nothing about them at this time and what I do know makes them seem more complex than what I want to deal with.I really appreciate the responses by the way.

I stage the houses, we use my realtor to sell.

You need to have some reserves for repairs vacancies etc.If you are not able to obtain long term financing from the owner I would be fearful that in 6 months you may be unable to get your new loan. also, consider that if you go to get a new loan you will have closing costs that will require cash unless the owner is willing to pay your closing costs as well.You need to get concrete numbers and start putting them together in plan. sounds like you are in the beginning stages of planning. please make sure you have a solid plan with realistic numbers that work before committing to this property.I hope this helps.

@Joe C.Bill is right, there are 3 main types of licensing: collections license, mortgage origination license/mortgage broker license, and a servicing license.Also just wanted to add that licensing requirements are very state specific.One of the best affordable resources I've come across to learn about the requirements is ACAInternational.orgIf you get to the stage of needing a good securities attorney recommendation, feel free to message me.Best,Dave

The deal is not done and still in the very infant stages, but he liked the numbers and the fact that I did some 'homework' on the property so I'm hoping this turns out to be my first investment.Anyway, it would be a great idea for you to get involved with some of your local investor groups if you haven't already, and begin networking and finding out who buys what types of properties and in what areas.I know this didn't exactly address your "how to pitch" question, but I hope that my story would give you some ideas.