People are buying homes for way over asking price, site unseen which makes it tough for someone in my position to get started.

People are buying homes for way over asking price, site unseen which makes it tough for someone in my position to get started.

Agents sell real estate, they don't manage it.To prove this, ask any agent if & how they will GUARANTEE their screening recommendation! 

Can I do something immediately to ensure it is not lost...The last one is a wild card and is a risk adjusted play...If I found the limit was 2 years, and I knew that the site was vacant for 5 years I would ponder who else actually knows, and can they prove it?

We still need to vet the potential tenant and I know restaurants are tough, but we can always switch it to retail or office space if need be.Purchase price was $246K.

where the rent control in Oregon is tough is in the tenants rights once they have been there a year.. 

I truly believe that anything is possible and want to prove that by doing extraordinary things.

@Moshe Jungreis Value add is tough right now because material costs are unpredictable.

Philadelphia is a tough city with complex, irrational, dynamic landlord-tenant regulations.

I also have fought several other appraisals and won them by proving to the appraiser that there were better comps in the area - sometimes they will concede, sometimes they won't.