A less then full investigation may result in one thinking that the house and or the house and tennis court lots were what was being sold.As I later found out, a newbie tax lien investor thought they were getting a great bargain by outbidding other misinformed investors and paying the back taxes, legal fees, and an additional $34,000 (overage) which the county forwarded to me.  

Additional resources and tools via brokerage.... 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

As for offering subject-to financing, this is something that can be advertised under 'seller financing' in our local MLS, and there's investors that search specifically for listings with that marked, so that should introduce your property to a new set of buyers that may not have considered it before.

Although he is a banker, he thinks having the ability to operate as a broker and place loans with 30+ other lenders, in addition to his bank, is the "best setup."

they usually say stick it in the bank.. so you can offer them a nice return above bank CDs and on an asset they already know and like etc..

Additionally, we have Samsung Plus, which is a free streaming service that for the most part is comparable to "basic cable", but without the local channels.

Anyone that has sold items privately would have countered any offer. 

Electing disregarded entity status avoids additional filings while achieving the same tax outcome.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

That would be a helpful addition to your plan as you would further reduce your cost of living.Also don’t forget from that $600 you are planning on getting in cash flow you have taxes, insurance, maintenance, capex, and vacancy to consider.With two homes, you may want to keep that extra $20k as an emergency fund rather than spending it on a third property and then be left with no emergency funds.