When selling and carrying back a note, a) I complete a standard Louisiana purchase agreement and specify the terms in the standard agreement. there's a section for it.b) take the signed purchase agreement to the title company and they will prepare all necessary docs for the purchase including a promissory note for the loan. c) after closing, I get the note, they get the deed.

In reality, the guy who achieves this goal is going to pursue a path that looks more like this:Year 1: Buy 1Year 2: Buy 2Year 3: Buy 4Year 4: Buy 6Year 5: Buy 8This is the power of compounding.

Attorney has the power to accept or advise to have an offer accepted.Every seller that is motivated wants out, doesn't mean at any price and you haven't tied down any price, so you're speculating on a hunch and speculating that the attorney will accept a deal that keeps his client's credit and finances at risk after he moves on. 

If it were gas power, I would be more concerned about proper venting/carbon monoxide etc.  

You can try to offer to buy the tenant out of the lease(Cash for keys) understanding that the power lies withy our tenant as they have no obligation to accept Evictions occur wihen a lease has been violated.

I recently spoke with a FSBO that has now turned into a "I have an agent *friend*" that will call you (me the buyer).

EVerytime I run models, I see more power in acquiring properties every year vs sitting in one place.

Knowledge is power, so I see nothing wrong with learning to become an inspector, but a good inspector becomes good by inspecting houses, not by reading books. 

Yes, you get the lawns mowed and access to pools, but you also always seem to get people on the HOA board who get a little power and go nuts. 

You need education on creative financing, power prospecting, contract engineering.