With legal advice from an attorney, and not from a real estate agent, you may determine what works best for you within the laws of your state and the U.S. laws.

I would say area location and demographic is going to determine the market.

If you want to leave an agent out of it for now there's still lots you can do.a) Research the MLS to determine prices.b) Drive around the neighborhoods/zip codes you want to invest in to really get to know the area.c) Even better, park the car and walk the neighborhood.

I am a very motivated and determined individual and ready to learn!

I was on the Internet looking for info on how to become a real estate investor.

My realtor does not do much with the internet.

with incessant internet research and reading about landlording, investing, and trying to put two and two together to make a deal happen.

.-- How did you determine the "Fair Market Value"?

Use this: SFH Deal Analysis Spreadsheet Ok now, you should be doing your own market research to determine the market rent for those exact unit mixes in that neighborhood.

Ok, but what if I have no funds right now and I am in the process of determining if I am going to get money from a conventional loan or hard money etc...Do I go and find a house first then go ask for money or do I ask for money then go find a house ?