I know I'm late to the party, but I'll chime in anyway.

The law firm website lists them by PCT which I'm guessing stands for "Precinct" but I could be wrong.

You need to ensure that there is still this profit potential left by the time they take their cut of the deal.For the the most part, I don't trust many of these "turn-key rental" companies, but if you can find one with a good track record -- and if you are knowledgeable enough to vet the deal yourself -- it's possible that these returns are accurate.

I understand that getting good returns are essential to building wealth, but I don't need to eke out every last penny 'til death do I part. I

I've got one closing in two weeks where all other parties are out of state, so what's he point?

It seems that, in both these cases, the systems are designed around locating properties and finding investors, using third-party resources.

I'm going to ally with the investor aunt and see if we can stand up for ourselves together.

The house was renting for $800 when I bought it and now it doesn’t rent for $500.The worst part is that the fire insurance is $900, extremely high for a house worth $25K.

Now the hard part is finding these private lenders.

If you make your house really stand out, i.e. custom cabinets, granite, all tile in the bathrooms, nice doors and trim, you get the picture, something that is a real cut above the other houses in the neighborhood; how much more can you realistically get for it?