Do keep in mind that standard tenant placement fees are 50% of first month's rent, so don't expect too much more than that for your fee (although you could get more due to the less time and convenience to your investor buyer.

My goal here is to lean and hopefully build solid business relationships with many.

thanx, i was leaning toward a local number since most people use cellphones now anyway, and they mostly have free long distance.

I am leaning towards letting my loan to expire in 2013 and trying to sell the home then.

As for what specifically I want to do, I'm a bit torn at this point, but leaning toward rentals.

I prefer to buy with seller financing--not because it's the cheapest--because it's the most convenient option.

Personally, I would lean towards a lower lot rent to get my feet wet/get comfortable with the market.

On it there is a convenience store, one large warehouse with office space in front, and 5 small apartments they are kind of like little villas because they are are little free standing houses. heres the rent break down.apartments = $600 each = $3000Warehouse = $2,000 but is vacant at the moment.Store = $3500 with leaseHow much would you say this is worth?

Your question happens to be frequently asked; I posted a bunch of BP links in this thread to help those asking the same question:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/55/topics/39235-new-member-from-phoenix-azYou'll get opinions leaning both ways in that thread (I try to be unbiased wherever possible).

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