Hello it’s Foster Algier here. Here is a great article on buying and selling steps! Check it out!http://www.floridarealtors.org/NewsAndEvents/article.cfm?p=3&id=338571

In my mind, it's always best to plan for the worst case and be pleasantly surprised than vice versa. :)

Some markets can't support flipping but are good for buy and hold and vice versa.

You get lockbox codes so you can walk through them alone (no more waiting on realtors, wasting their time, or vice-versa)You can see a property and get an offer to the selling agent within 10 minutes, direct contact with selling agent or sellerBuy/sell your own properties which gives you an extra 6% or so pure profit depending on broker splitGet taken more seriously in generalEliminate a middle manYou learn a lot about real estate in general while getting your licenseCons - Money spent on getting and maintaining licenseFind broker to work under who is investor friendlyDifferent expectations, professional liability and obligations (you are no longer just a homeowner/seller) Only saves you money if you buy/sell at least a house or two per year

The problem might not be your financial position but rather the deal itself or vice versa.Good Luck!

And vice versa.  

In January 2014, my partner, Nick Knox III and I started Captain Save-a-Home LLC.

Hi all, Newbie question.  I am actively looking for a rental property and would like to know if I should get the mortgate pre-approved or find the right property and get the loan.  Looks like some of the sellers are i...

The word return in some uses is not descriptive or distinct enough to ensure we are talking about the same thing and sometimes folks refer to cash flow as return, which it is but leave off capital gain and vice versa.

Bryan,On the idea of paying them to keep quiet...just use the Golden Rule here.One idea would be to track down the owner of the house and see if they're willing to sell it to you on the cheap.Or vice-versa...sell it to them.