Hi John,This is specific enough you are going to need to consult an attorney in your state who specializes in real estate, and ideally a tax expert.

She did at least tell me that if someone calls in, they will try to fit them in sooner, but it's hard to know for sure if that's actually the case.

Cash for keys would be ideal.

We have about $50k available -- so ideally would be able to put a chunk of cash down, and save the remaining cash for rehab.

It depends on what you want, if you want to be almost 100% independent and earn the max commission a cloud broker might be best if you need guidance and/ or leads and are willing to give on commission for it a more traditional option may be a better fit.

What is the ideal credit score to become an investor, that is if you want to leverage OPM?

We have about $50k available -- so ideally would be able to put a chunk of cash down, and save the remaining cash for rehab.

Erin - we recently moved here from Minneapolis with seemingly similar motives and ideals.  

I plan to keep the unit for a long period of time and so ideally I'd like a peaceful coexistence. 

I've recently wanted to build my own notification system to be notified of when new properties show up in MLS that fit my current criteria.