Things may get a little more complicated depending on your specific situation, but that's kind of the general idea.

Alternatively you can hire someone with a broker's license to be your "broker of record" to open your brokerage.

If we didn't change culture Rosa Parks would still be stuck on the back of the bus. ya know digging back into my memory ( which becomes harder and harder these days) I recall there is a specific listing term..

They should be able to refer you a lender that can walk you through ways to limit your cash to close.For your specific questions, an FHA loan is probably going to be your best bet.

An alternative I've considered is renting while in CS and buying an area with a lower cost of living in another part of the country, which of course wouldn't allow the VA loan to be used.

Each distressed homeowner is different, you need to be specific on how to handle them. 

If you have any specific questions on Pittsburgh I’d be happy to answer. 

That's probably more location specific than anything else (we're near Disney), since a lot of our guests spend most of their time at the parks. 

Never a bad idea to look at the comps - this should help give you some direction based on your specific market.

Be very specific.