@Chris Clothier I think you may have misjudged my intent and may have gotten the wrong idea from my post.You and I have been in real estate for a long time.

Yea the area doesn't look like it will appreciate much, I mainly look for cash flow.  

It is fairly easy to prove that the sleazy and less experienced sub to people had ill intent, they keep a fairly detailed record of their doings in a Facebook group and are easy to find elsewhere.

Hey Khyree, is your intention to "wholesale" or are you trying to buy a fixer? 

Originally posted by @Arsen Atanasovski:I’m a realtor, you don’t need one for a off market deal, main point if you agree to the numbers take all your paperwork to your local title company and they will do the rest, if you want to pay someone 3% like me go right ahead in the end, title calls your agent on any missing docs so basically nothing I might get a lot of negativity on this post but your buying as an investor and realtors really most of them don’t even know what an investor is, they are a realtor for the end user and make fat commissions on primary properties. 

Thus, my main goal joining this forum is to try to gain confidence in the decision to get into real estate investment and better understand the risks that I may not be considering due to my lack of experience in the field.

The problem is mainly a concern for people with a net worth or reasonable income. 

Try to make sure main photo very inviting so you stand apart from other listings.

Tools like this helped us determine that retiring in the Memphis Metro area was good for us and has helped form our investing strategy, mainly SFR and some commercial spaces (flex, studios, small office).

If they think your intent was to live in your home only 6 months, they may go after you.