I'm talking like a d minus area practically the projects. so by the time we get married we should be able to buy a condo with cash in a great area. what we really want is a duplex in a great area but they are about 3 times more expensive then the condo.

Thanks for all the help everyone has given by posting their experiences and best practices!

I'm starting to look into online advertising to see if the ROI is better there. 

First things first - 50 K is good money to do lot of things , These "things" might not be just exactly buying a house , but you should try to know what is the best use for that 50k which will give you a reasonable return /break even / slight loss - but the most important thing is , After that project you should gain some practical knowledge abt investing in US Another important thing that I learnt - never take anything that anyone say here as an absolute thing. we all have our blind spots and biases .

Hi, I am looking to build a rental portfolio this year and was looking for some referrals for a good CPA and attorney who are real estate savvy.i have tried to find some online, but none are real estate-friendly. any suggestions?

There is a lot of free information online (CPAs and business attorneys in particular will often talk about the differences between them in blog posts). 

I imagine most buyers do find their house online, but probably an MLS listed house that shows up on all of the search engine.If you aren't in a hurry to sell, give Zillow a couple weeks/month and seen what happens.

It doesn't seem like a practice that he would appricate. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinceleisey/

Is it a sheriff sale or online auction?

What sort of risk premium is typically applied to this sort of practice?