Assignment fees tend to be higher maybe $10k and only occur if closed.In that case, you'll get cut out unless you have an investor you really, really trust.

If investing out of state, I recommend building a team you trust including a realtor, property manager, lender, and insurance agent, and maybe even a mentor who has invested in the same area.

Ill trust myself more than the realtor on pricing on next house.

Who do you have currently in your home market that you can trust - generally you are going to want a trusted "core team" to do long-distance investing - for a flip, should definitely include a trusted partner and/or contractor + agent + lender at the very least

I want to start advising my buyers to use land trust transfers when we acquire properties that have underlying notes since we are seeing an increase in notes being called.

Once you know who your tenants will be, you can answer the property question on several levels, not only SF vs MF, but also location, size, features etcIf you design a car, you start by thinking about your target audience and what they want.

What level of asset class are you buying? 

We chose a split level home, 1984.

I've seen it mentioned a couple of different places but never with that level of detail.

Communication and trust are key.2️⃣ How I Met My Business Partner: Many times, people connect through networking, mutual acquaintances, or real estate investment groups (similar to this forum!).