(unless you can get a regular loan, and then just do that.From then on, you pay insurance, mortgage, repairs, maintenance taxes, and everything else that relates tot he house.  

I see advertisements for parking spaces for sale in Chicago regularly that say something about the fact that it currently has a renter with a lease and the buyer would have to honor that lease until it expires.  

People I've spoken to have suggested it sounds like a scam, because the company just wants my details, then apparently they are going to create a fake identity in my name, and put me in debt..

A title company might also provide some free guidance if you have someone you work with regularly.

You will then be unable to sell them or will have to take a loss, which is counter productive.When you're first starting out with real estate, in my experience, your biggest growth potential comes from the money you can save from your regular job, not from your properties.

Of course, being near Nashville is great for people who love a city with a unique identity, innovation and entrepreneurship, culture, music, food, art, nature, etc, etc.It's more challenging to find good deals in the city now, as it has been a really hot market, but there are still deals to be found a little farther out.Congrats on taking bold steps to improve your life!

I'll be by shortly can't stay but want to at least meet up so we can do this on a regular basis 

ARV, and size of the complex... are there many other identical (or close in size and floor plan) units for sale?

If I have that I would get a regular loan with better rates.

In addition, is the property rented or not, is it Section 8 or Regular Tenant.