It's important to choose that one and commit to using it.

Accept it "as is" and fulfill the lease.By responding quickly, professionally, and confidently, they realize I am not an easy target and choose to move on.

The reason I ask is that knowing the fast movers of the area may help you choose your project.Lastly, what kind of renovation budget have you established, and is it an upfront budget, or will you be contributing to it over the time that you live in the property and renovate it? 

.- It's not profitable for them to search for under-market priced houses, figure out repairs needed or what other problem is pushing the price down and do even more for a newbie investor that has analysis-paralysis and may never buy anything.Some questions you'll want to share the answers to with any agent you choose:1) Are you paying cash or getting a mortgage?

I am a new investor and was really hung up about which platform to choose that would offer the most bang for my buck before I start seeing returns.

Since you know what you need to buy it at and an average rehab cost, I would say $50-70k for a cosmetic flip, set the ARV based on the sample you choose and doing comps and ask them if they would invest in a deal similar to this. 

Builders are offering deals, and there’s more inventory to choose from.

That list of areas, it's what everyone talks about...Nobody raves or brags about the Detroit opportunity...I think I'll save my story for choosing Detroit for another time, but the long story short version is this: I believe Detroit is the greatest economic opportunity standing in front of us all today, and those who know how to navigate it will get stupid rich.Below is a snapshot of my Detroit portfolio. 

Just attempting to get them to email/call me back has been difficult after I DID NOT choose to buy their services on the initial call.

Keep detailed records of income, expenses, and improvements, and choose the right filing approach based on your comfort level with these rules.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.