While also pulling out a little cash from the refinance. 

@Daniel Mellon The most important thing to educate yourself as much as you can prior to pulling the trigger.

I'd pull the listing, get WAY better photos made (lighting and wide angle), and relist $75 *higher*. 

On your first property (having no experience) how often is it ok to ask your agent to pull comps and run a CMA for analysis?

I’ve been interested in RE investing for several years, as I’ve found that I’m good at digging up opportunities and closing, and I enjoy crunching numbers and analyzing problems.I’m interested in meeting people who have set up private money / private equity deals in the past, especially if it involved single-family residential buy-and-hold strategy.I’m also looking at pulling the trigger on the local Lifestyles Unlimited seminar, because I have a lot to learn, and also because I want access to what Lifestyles considers “best practices” in what will be my market.I’m happy to hear all sides of any idea and my hobbies include playing devil’s advocate and drumming at my local church.

How much of the cash are you pulling out with the refinance? 

But it was extremely frustrating for him to be very shady in his business practices and made me curious to what else he would pull before the close of the property. 

Most of them have their pdf brochures online you can pull up, zoom in..lol.., and read.

You need to analysis to see if the cash flow on your current property makes sense, and also analysis how much equity you can pull with a Heloc.

You need to make sure you understand what a deal is ,though, because the seller is putting their financial future in your hands, and you have to pull through for them.