Anyway we kept our properties through the ups and downs and eventually sold them at crazy gains when we moved to 2 hours south west of Seattle where we now live off the rentals we bought with our Ca money.

@Taylor Cook, first off you CAN'T be an agent for the seller and also be the buyer!

Taxes are 2.9%.

You may believe they amount to the same thing, but I assure you they're not.You didn't specify whether you're writing about homeowners' insurance or title insurance, but you should be able to purchase a binder for either that commits to issue a policy in the event you become the owner. 

They won't pull the old, you didn't do it this way or that way....you did it every way possible.If you want them to stay, get your attorney to do an "Eviction Hold Off" agreement. 

The 3 states I work primarily in already require buyer agency agreements by state law. 50% of our deals are off market, so our commissions already got written into our offers as a standard operating procedure.So virtually no changes for me. 

Great investment, you are off to an amazing start.

I'm going to rain on your parade.Mortgage and HOA fees will be around $31,000 but you haven't accounted for furnishings, utilities, WiFi, maintenance, taxes, and other expenses.

If you had to sell a property, can you without paying off your entire loan? 

Forcing them to explain how compensation works and getting that in writing up front before they do much work.