Also, if you are a minority, WRA has the Partnership for Success program, which helps pay for your start up costs.

The property owner's tax professional can help them with that and ensure they don't pay taxes twice on the same income.Disclaimer: My advice/opinion in this post is just that, my opinion.

Regarding your other questions:  - If the going value is $260/SF, why would you pay more than that?  

Explicitly tell them what you're paying for it so you can get the exact number.Also, we do a 25% property tax relief in SC under the ATI bill - so if you fill out that form, you will get a reduction for 5 years.Info below:ATI Real Property Tax ExemptionSouth Carolina law now allows a partial exemption from taxation of up to 25% of an “ATI fair market value” that is the result of anAssessable Transfer of Interest.

Vetting tenants on my own to avoid paying broker fees is the way to go

Somebody somewhere had to pay for that real estate at some point and has continued to pay for it since.

How much in education did you pay to get Tyler Deveraux and Ryan Wooley listed as advisors on your website?

I am in 2 of his deals and both are not currently paying a return. 

More than happy to partner up or pay for the deal itself.

Great tenant that always pays on time - been there for 5 years Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?