If you wind up doing it yourself then great money saved, otherwise then you know how much its going to cost if you find yourself getting over your head. 

You have to interview buyers under the time constraint of the purchase contract...and you might not find a buyer, might find buyers that have criteria that doesn't match what you found, might find only buyers that aren't real, or find a real buyer only at the last minute that knows there is a gun to your head and you have no negotiating power.A better approach is to align yourself with a couple of really solid, active, no-nonsense buyers.

You hit it right on the head $ is everywhere.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

@Jason Farmer pretty much hit the nail on the head on this one.

Maybe once I'm more comfortable with the process I will handle that aspect myself but for right now I'd rather watch and learn before getting in over my head.  

It going to take money to set it all up, ASSUMING you have substantial assets to go after.

I'm new to BP's and I probably don't have to tell my head is spinning from the wealth of information and awesome people on this site! 

im looking to grow a local investment before i head back to the states in 6 years.  

Having been a high volume REO agent in the past I can concur there are many details involved that must be transacted properly on both sides of the transaction in order for the seller to substantiate taking what is more often than not a serious loss of capital.  

I personally think you will be way over your head if you don't know where to start and want to do an apartment building.