As a realtor, investor, and owner of a construction company in College Station, Texas, I understand the importance of having trustworthy and efficient workers.

As you know, marketing and price are both very important, and vacancy will significantly impact your income, so you are almost always better off charging a lower price and getting it filled with a good tenant.  

This shows the importance of networking locally, building your connections and your "tribe". 

I’ve learned about people, property management, and (most importantly) myself.

SOLD comps vs ACTIVE is very important. 

His information is faulty, his approach is to "overleverage", "zero down" and in my opinion the information he leaves out is either lack of experience on his part or intentional deception, neither of which I am willing to be associated with.He leaves out very important information, like what my buddy recently posted at Using Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties - A Quick Guidelinehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1188416-usin...We teach even the downside of Subject To and how to avoid the pitfalls.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

However, the right Broker is very important when first starting because they can train the agent how to run their business and find success.

However, after accounting for long-term capital gains tax and other expenses, you would be left with $150k which is important to budget and account for.

If maintaining strong cash flow and minimizing risk are more important, Option 1 is the safer choice.Good luck!