For people that want to close and make it pretty/official/permitted/etc once they are owners, the question is "what is the cheapest way we can get this to pass an appraisal without the appraiser calling for a licensed/bonded/professional/whatever to fix things prior to closing?"

Seller would be open to creative financing since house needs foundation work.Asking 300kFoundation Repairs- $40k ( could be way less) ARV- $385 to 400k

Michael,   A good book to purchase is "Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI guide to Business.   

I am looking to network and build a strong business relationship with a local real estate agent.

Looking to invest with Praxis, but wanting to compare their current offering with a couple more. 

You are unlikely to sell all the properties to one buyer.

What are you trying to accomplish, and what have you tried so far?

@Jill KellerI personally owned and managed several rental properties, mainly one family, 3-families and been advised by a number of attorneys through the years to forget doing LLC's.

Too many entrepreneurs make good money each year but pay Uncle Sam 35-50% of it.It takes a long time to build a massive wealth snowball when 1/3 to 1/2 of your snow gets chopped off each year.Real estate can help with this.The best model I've seen is:1.

I sat out the boom bust since 2008 and focused on returning to full health after a spine injury.