These are usually purchased by residential homeowners, with different likes and needs from investors.

If the agent calls me (they are usually slow to follow up) I will make a reasonable offer subject to inspection and a study period.Everything is negotiable - CONTROL IS KING - learn how to control real estate - it is a short cut to cash flow -  it is the best way I know of assigning properties.Who controls real estate - An agent with a listing agreement (treat them well - they are in control for a period of time)An accepted option agreementA buyer with an accepted contract of sale with contingencieshttp://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/M...Charles

I'm financing a deal and the ROI 10% but I feel if I wait for the market to collapse I would get a higher return and won't run into negative equity.

You can usually draw a loan from a portion of it though at much better terms (not sure how this works if unempl)  Find another job for now and build your property rentals on the side.  

Always remember to do the math analysis and try to look at the prospective property before you make an offer or at least have a clause in the sales contract that allows you some time (usually 15 days) and to allow you to back out without a penalty that will not hurt you too much.I also went to college, not that it is mandatory, and I got a business degree that had a real estate emphasis.  

resort properties are worth what they are worth.. very tough  and usually a labor of love.. 

See my BP blog posthttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8070/51492-why-is-zillow-so-far-off-in-utah-what-is-a-non-disclosure-stateZillow is a great "first pass" data tool, but it is negatively impacted by Utah's status as a non-disclosure state. 

The deal can be structured so that you "the seller" carry back a $90,000 first lien, usually with an 8% interest rate (which you will sell to a note buyer at closing) and a $5,000 second lien, which you will keep and receive monthly payments for.

The deal can be structured so that you "the seller" carry back a $90,000 first lien, usually with an 8% interest rate (which you will sell to a note buyer at closing) and a $5,000 second lien, which you will keep and receive monthly payments for. 

There will always be negativity around us, and if we let fear win over rational thinking we would never have successful companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, etc.