With all that said after closing costs, origination / underwriting fees, etc. if seem very difficult to get things moving along.

I've interviewed like 4 CPAs/tax strategist this year and it's difficult because I know I'm not always comparing apples to apples.

Losing both parents in less than 8 months has been difficult and we want to make the right decisions.

I quit my day job as an Electrical Engineer from buying tax liens and turning them into mostly passive LTR's.Yes their are big risks, takes a lot of research, a lot of cash to increase your odds and it is much more difficult now because more people are doing it and driving up the auction priced.I typically get 2 or 3 more houses every year from the previous years tax lien auction.I do not have to foreclose to get my tax deed on unredeemed liens.

Does the down payment and income requirements make it difficult for first time or low income buyers?   

Is it difficult finding actual businesses to buy? 

Read somewhere a guru not accepting anything less than 30% ROC and 100% ROE but that would be very difficult in certain markets these days

Thank you so much guys really appreciate all the informationidk i think its difficult to gather all the information from all those sourcesits random and not in one place and there are so much data that it may be confusingi wanted to learn from one place and get the info right 

@Audrey Blotzyes - you either buy it (Propstream or Privy or similar) or you make it (driving for dollars)but that is difficult - you're looking for a needle in a haystackwhy not house hack something that is on market?

And the further you distance yourself from a deal, the more difficult they become.With that said, truly investor friendly agents are really rare you're likely going to have to do more work on your own by visiting the spots with any agent if you need representation and talk to several companies for quotes on what things cost to fix in that locality.