My wife fought me tooth and nail.

I do still need to nail down a few more expenses.

Most people aren't comfortable buying a property by themselves so selling FSBO removes a huge buyer pool.Third, a good agent is going to nail the list price and will prove useful when negotiating.  

Hi @Daniel Callahan,@Andrew Postell hit the nail on the head as is normal, but point of clarity for you and the lurkers...1099 employeesThere is no such thing as a "1099 employee."

(I own a mid term rental management business, so I got that part nailed down.)My question is, would it make sense to an investor to partner with me and provide the cash for the down payment?

A few minutes later two men sat down who were partners in a house flipping business trying to nail down there first deal.

But if you and your guys take 260 hours because you have to run to a store and Fred was sick and Tom didn't bring the nail gun and Jeff got a DUI last night and Larry had to pick him up and take him an hour away because that's where........

@Virginia Reasor  @Rich Ng nailed it.

Now I can keep going on and on and on, but for the sake of everyone's sanity I'm going to pivot to a new topic now (whether that is really a good thing I will let you decide)Okay great now that you've gotten all the warm and fuzzy stuff out of the way, you're looking for some more concrete advice, and honestly @Andrew Syrios hit the nail on the head for a lot of the good advice, but I'll add to it.1) Don't set goals, set achievements.

He was a great tenant...until he got nailed on a minor parole violation, and off he went.So, no, I will not rent to a felon in any circumstance. it is not up to me to give them a second chance. let their family do that.