Just perusing the web and past MLS listings, these rents seem a little high for the area, but not unreasonable.  

Thanks, I worked for a fortune 500 company in the finance Dept and they always told me, when I was planning a deal to never do an installment sale, because postponing the tax payment was against the rules. however after a quick search of the IRS web site I see clearly you only pay taxes on the profits you receive in the year that you receive them.

I took a lot of classes online when I got my bachelors and I currently work at a web agency so I feel like I would not have the same issues that many reviewers noted.

Most of the "Memberships" and "meeting fees" go to pay for the space, the marketing, the email and web hosting, equipment costs, and admin expense. 

In my area most buyers pay cash over pay for a duplex for 1M, They gamble on potential rental increase and appreciation.

For example, if a thorough inspection finds spider webs in a closet, that would not likely be a legal reason to get out of the contract. 

I love Las Vegas, not even for the gambling but it just offer so. much.

The best way for me to find rough estimates on all of that is through youtube and the web.

What I love about this REIA is that although we mainly meet in the Walnut Creek and Danville area, he's doing a lot more web based meetups in order to be able to highlight key players in other markets. 

If you see the ad other places on the web, that will verify your thinking.