But yes the plan in as much detail I can give online is to buy and hold for the long term and acquire as often as I can get the funds and find the right deals.

At such time the price of the dirt has appreciated so much that he was able to sell out for over twice the purchase price to a major home builder who tore down the office building and build a 24 unit townhouse development.

Buy anyways, she tried posting the property online for as low as $45,000, and even found a buyer, but the buyer did not have any any money and wasted a lot of her time. 

For the majority of them selling with a lease purchase won't work becuase they either need the mortgage out of their name immediately to qualify for a new house or they need the cash for a down payment on a new house.

I deal primarily in SFR's across Texas and I'm 100% online in my marketing.  

The cost variation between major and minor rehabs is too high for an average to have much meaning.

Even if you don't think they will work out as investments, just start looking at them regardless and you'll learn more than what you can just reading online or in books.I sent you a PM addressing some of the things you brought up about DealCheck.

But I can't fathom the idea that majority of my pay will go into housing that I don't own so it is also why I decided to start real estate investing buy and hold.

What are some good property insurance online comparison tools?

I have been reading a ton of content on the forums and online.