I'm still in the early stages, but I'm trying to get to know people the business, and the lay of the land. 

Learn some nothing down techniques and use themFind sellers and negotiate with them directly (unlisted properties)Ask your agent to send you expired listing dailyMake offers 20% below last listed price on expired listingsMake Trial Offers and  use Second Stage negotiations Flip some properties every month to create cash reserve and cash flow.Always ask for seller financing in your contract offerAsk for Principal Mortgages, delayed settlements and early pay-off discountsTake a portion of your money to advertise for propertiesRun radio ads for real estate wantedUs a skinny contractsHave your agent take out the clause in his contrat "Time is of the Essences"Build in an automatic extension in your contract (have it before you need it)Have fun and build your real estate portfolioCharles

The investor and I used our own furniture to stage the property.

Luckily, the interior of the house was very clean and needed mostly ‘lipstick’ and some staging.

Older, like mine... late 1940's and even earlier... but well built and in easy walking distance of the high school, middle school and elementary two schools, one being Catholic.The attachment aside, doing a rental now would (potentially) let me 1) create a positive cash situation with minimal investment 2) keep the occupied and house off the market at a time there is way too much competition 3) perhaps allow the market to come up a bit before getting it ready to sell.

I'm still in the research stage.

I've always loved interior design, but as I've pursued different avenues within that field, I realized I'm much more interested in staging.

But I'm still in the early stage of looking into this approach.

The property is 676 sq ft and about 6 blocks from the major university in the city and 2 blocks from an elementary school.

I have been lurking on BP and learning as much as possible in conjunction with having a few friends in the industry that have been very helpful as well.My business partner and I are in the final stages of setting up our business and all that entails.