All that leverage you see in so many posts is what cratered housing a few years back along with those folks.

Therefore, your returns from previous years contribute cumulatively toward your investment basis, which the 8%/year for the subsequent years is based off of.  

In this scenario I would be acquiring a short sale property from a wholesaler and then subsequently wholesaling that same property without adding value.

Subsequently, an acquaintance asked me to be a project manager for a personal residence he was self-building.

Once I buy an investment property (and check title & get owner's title insurance at the time of the purchase), what can I do to prevent a scammer from subsequently recording a forged deed, including forging my signature (etc.), that tries to transfer away ownership of my property?

Otherwise, you may spend large amounts of your precious time researching information that is readily available to those who have a RE license, and subsequently have "insiders' knowledge."

Hi Wayne,I am entirely new to all this and I just want to understand fully how things impact the sale and subsequent flip or rental.

I'm using "normal" in quotes intentionally as different schools have different cycles on when leases get signed for the subsequent year.  

Mostly, after the first small down payment, subsequent payments are based on milestones of task completions. 

The only online information I can find is relating to inspections reports from a previous buyer that ultimately did not purchase and the homes was subsequently back on the market and another buyer then asks for those reports.Thanks.