Excellent advice, I will surely use it.In the syndication deals I've seen offerings on, none had sure-fire sale dates.

Again, you'll need an excellent relationship with the seller. 4) Bank financing.

Linda is correct that the only way to avoid the 20% down is to make it your primary residence, however on occasion you can find a lender that will allow you to purchase with 15% down but that is rare and your credit must be excellent.

That's an excellent point.

Exit strategy is an excellent idea to have in the operating agreement.

foreclosures on the auction sites seem like bargains, but you can't win until you meet a "reserve."  

Property tax issues   It takes time to input into excel but important to track.

You will win more often than you lose as an investor. 

Patten Law firm is an excellent title company for investors.

Transaction coordinator.. if your highly efficient this is an excellent position for west coast folks my wife pays 400.00 a file to her transaction coordinator and will do 30 deals a year.. so that's 12k from ONE realtor most coordinators once they get a rep will have 10 to 20 agents.. easy to make 100k or better your not going to do that wholesaling on the west coast starting out.3.