They too can give you an idea of rents, and more importantly, the names of competent property managers.Call the property managers and discuss rents again, along with the possibility of using them to manage your duplex.

Chinese are serious players on the world stage - business wise they know what they're doing... and I think we will see them more as the US becomes more attractive as an investment.

Having a license should indicate a certain baseline level of competence and seriousness, so I am hoping it will help in a) getting access to the MRIS and b) getting someone who can help me out as a mentor.Curious to get other thoughts though.jon

He's a real player and knows his stuff.

The thing to remember is that there is no rush in learning . . . you're not competing with anyone.

Your practice and reject’s will help you become wiser and more competent.

If they are even "fixable".I plan on doing the rehab myself along with 2-3 competent hands.I really like doing the work myself, and right now, I really don't have any other prospects.

If anyone actually has the numbers I will be curious to see what hourly rate you put on your own time learning and/or executing your online strategy.with conversion rates of .005 to .04% from online marketing how can it compete by getting face to face with sellers and buyers, when conversion rates can exceed 50%?

Flippers competing would deposit funds into an escrow and play for the winning prize.  

*We do market surveys(actual visits as a "potential renter") on competing complexes to see what the potential market rents and occupancy we could achieve.