I thought that the numbers I was given were unrealistic at best.

I've read thousands of posts on this site and others and I don't recall ever hearing this idea, at least not called out specifically.I was thinking, since a licensed agent can't give a non licensed person a fee/commission for deals (short sale, low equity, unrealistic seller, etc), how about partnering with an agent to split marketing costs?

Why would you drive all the way to the property if seller is unrealistic or supper unmotivated? 

If you are an out-of-state investor and need to pay a GC to bring in his subs in then you need to pay a property manager 15% to oversee the project I think it is unrealistic.

The down side is that many owners have unrealistic expectations.   

Is the criteria of 1% rent unrealistic in Chicago?

I'd say a high interest savings like Ally 1% or so is better than nothing, I wouldn't go into the stock market with a time frame that short, others may suggest private lending but that may a bit advanced or unrealistic for someone just starting.

Air BNB, since it's in SoCal I thought about doing photoshoots etc.I don't think my goals are unrealistic.

I can't get him down enough in price to where I think it'd be profitable to wholesale to an end buyer. Contractor quoted minimum of $75,000 worth of rehab. I spoke to someone recently at an investor meetup about my ex...

@Robert Collins you’ll get strong cash flow in Macon with those numbers and they’re not unrealistic.