However, expect greater transparency and heightened consumer awareness that has come out of media attention and NAR settlement to impact the listing component of seller agency as well.

Everyone knows realtors if they are consumer, it's very unlikely a cold call is going to warrant even an answer these days with call screening.

It is very time consuming to get permit approvals and you may be in a position where you need to extend, pay fees, etc.. when your loan is past due.   

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

This creates an initial negative equity position that consumes the initial cash flow, sometimes for many years.

Hello, it is really time consuming for me to analyze each property by manually entering its data to calculate the return.

I have been consuming as much education/reading regarding out of state investing as I can as well as literature regarding buying larger buildings (not quite the syndication level) although I have been reading that material as well to digest.

If so you'll want to follow Dodd Frank and the other consumer rules.Yes, buyers will make it primary residence with mobile home or build single family. 

@Brian King If/when you're ready for a small MF, would something like this "float your boat", https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1710-Liber...?

On the consumer side with QM I can handle conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA.