I found this on the county clerk website.

Well I sure think I'm paying the Realtor since it is from the proceeds that I generate as the buyer that is paying the Realtor's commissions.   

Our overall strategy is to acquire and flip houses in order to generate capital to buy revenue producing properties (apartment complexes ect.) 

The kitchen wall tile was the only one that was special ordered through the website at $2.09/sq ft.

No where on the Fannie Mae website does it mention that a state or states does not qualify for this.

I listened to a webinar recently about a man renting someone's place and then re-renting it on Airbnb and generating income off of that.

Real Estate Investing is not supposed to be a way to generate income when you have none.

However, he was responsible for showing apartments, handling all repair issues, seeing that rents were paid on time, keeping the outside areas and hallways clean, etc..Because he was always "on call" 24/7 (and my mom was expected to help out with the cleaning) he was given the basement apartment to live in rent free in exchange for a small salary (which is why he managed three buildings; one would not generate enough income for the family).Perhaps your applicant doesn't want to live in one of the properties he manages.Gail

What would one recommend investing in a Major downtown, metropolitan area, like downtown LA or SD for generating positive cash flow?

There is a form which you can use to determine what your allowed income will be from schedule E real estate that I believe you can find on their website.