Your ability to put together a strong team is vital on the success!

If you want to be a successful real estate investor you need to find a good real estate investment coach, it is vital to set your goals first.

because of corrupt listing agents, I am more interested in closing on the property that  I want then having another layer between myself and my carefully researched asset

The house is also over 100 years old, and there are three layers of flooring in the kitchen - dining area:) So, we'll see.

@Lynne Garris I will message you with a recommendation to get phone numbers, emails, and mailing addresses through skip tracing :) I would say that you should layer your direct mail and other forms of marking like ringless voice mail or cold calling. 

This is called a dual promote, and there is also a dual layer of fees because the operator has their fees, and after that, the fund has theirs. 

Even with my first property I went ahead and did the umbrella to provide another layer of coverage since the assets are in my name.

Tim Jonson - Inspector wrote in suggestions as "budget to replace or exceeded its life" Windows have fog between layers of glass - inspector also recommended replacementSink is not missing but has damage - recommended replacementOverall condition of the house is good.

Some say it's vital to keep any tenant deposits in a dedicated account (savings/CD ladder/FDIC-insured accessible thing) so commercial landlord accounting books reflect that this is a definitively separate non-fungible account from other spending accounts. 

This is a vitally important concept in surviving as an investor, especially as we go through the contractions of the economy.