Plus, I will be keeping an eye on the appreciation and the equity I have built up in the home and will refinance as soon as I think I can get close to dropping the MI.

Your post caught my eye because I have several loans / projects right now in Lakeland, FL. 

The reason I said that in the title is I really think it's been tougher than I thought, I live in NYC and have a full time job, I'm looking to invest outside my hometown, In Orlando I have a brother there, he's my eyes and ears so that i'm not complaining, we both are looking for fsbo's,vacant,  etc, It's a market like Pittsburgh that I want to be investing in, and some of the realtors I've contacted do not want to look at properties I might have found on their site, unless there's something in it for them, and I tell them that they can have both sides of the commission, me buying, and reselling working with them.

Or I could possibly ask the buyer if I could incorporate them in the sale price.Any advice?

Good eye for the potential and easy to work with overall.

Good eye for the potential and easy to work with overall.

Good eye for the potential and easy to work with overall.

My entire life real estate has caught my eye because it gives me a way to help people find places to live and I know that whatever I do I want to help people.

I want to go into this eyes wide open, and be as well informed as possible. 

You might catch their attention by having an in-house transaction coordinator, sign & lockbox delivery for their listings, professional photography for their listings.