Hi Valerie,Theres a few options you could go about, there are a few investors who can blanket the loans but this is going to be more along the likes of hard money, so increased costs.I don't think the seller would be opposed to amending the contract and allowing you to close separately (assuming the SFR is a applicable value).

Fannie Mac is a publically traded company, ticker FNMA (more later).These GSE’s were created to to promote homeownership by providing liquidity to the secondary mortgage market.These are GIANT housing players, and this is hard to understate.

Flipping is really hard.

Being able to use real estate to offset taxable income requires some sort of participation on his end.If he wants you to be the boots on the ground, it will likely be hard for him to reduce his taxable income.

But if you lay out your plan to the owner over the phone, it's very hard to get a "yes" because trust is developed with a face to face meeting.Trust can be established by talking about your past record (as an investor) but also if you have something positive about yourself (profession - real estate agent, nurse, teacher, fireman, doctor - any profession that can give you some added credentials).#4 Owner vs.

I find it hard to believe that there were no signs of any friction or issues that could have been uncovered in the years leading up to the legal split.

I see it advertised all the time about how these companies are able to generate leads and allow you to sit in the driver seat while they do all the hard work. 

It’s hard to really get good at it without doing a lot of deals because the licensing course doesn’t teach you much about actually being an agent, that comes from doing lots of deals and learning by doing it every day.

I’m finding a hard time finding comps for a long term rental.

I post my rental listings on FurnishedFinder and Facebook (there's a couple DU living fb groups) and have had a good experience with hardly any vacancies.