There are 20 million houses Travis That have very little equity and these houses sometimes are on quiet streets and they need no work and they are paid up so they're not in trouble, not distressedYou make money by being a problem solver for the seller and making 3 per cent as an assignment fee.What a lot of people don't realize is sellers need help but they don't understand the costs to sell with an agentCosts to sell include commissions, closing costs, sellers concessions, spruce up costs like paint and landscaping, and vacant house while the house is being sold through the agentI describe this in a long post in the starting out section of the forms, so look for that long posters a few hours involved thereBottom line here is the spring is going be really tough for real estate agents in general, and if they would focus on helping sellers selling on terms verses for cash they would make a lot more moneyAn agents would make a lot more moneyAnd buyers would get their dream home in their chosen neighborhood in their perfect school district today, not making some landlord in some crappy apartment or rental house :)

Separate properties are generally more attractive to retail buyers, since it is a limited market interested in the live in a unit/rent out a unit if they are the same property legally. 

I have them set pretty straight forward: -acquire a million dollars worth of RE/own a million dollars worth of RE (I am still new to all the terms, but "owning" means the equity put into them correct?)

Check into it, it's very durable, easy to install and they are coming out with some very attractive wood look designs.

Don't be surprised if outside people who do illegal dumping are attracted to your dumpsters.

Many times the competing units in the area will lack that attractive detail, which can stick in the minds of prospective tenants and create a slight competitive advantage.I'd recommend exercising your own intuition to find the renovations most suited to each property and area.  

Like for me I might run 10 million in a year through one title co.. so yes I can get them to override things if its realistic...But the average investor who does a few deals at most is not going to have that kind of juice out here..

First, I recommend you concentrate on properties that YOU find attractive as an Investor, rather than trying to work out why other Buyers might like to pay you more than you Contracted, for a property that hasn't particularly appealed to the Investor-in-you in the first place.Consequently, finding a Lender who will "cover" you by lending the money to you IF you can't track down another cash Buyer before "closing" time, becomes a win-win for both Plan A (Wholesale) and Plan B (Buy)! 

. : )Do you know how powerful it is when you can tell a seller you have personal contacts and access to hundreds of millions liquid cash??

If you sell you'll be looking at around 6-7% to sell with commissions and closing costs.Are you in a desirable area that will attract high-end tenants?