Especially given the circumstances the the California guys and galls have indicated: properties are selling fast and apparently it is not uncommon to have combined commissions at 5%.I have contacted her, and I gave her a list of the comps in the very near area.

If you combine that with a commission on the buy it is possible to pull some cash out of a low down payment bank financed purchase.  

Buy it then combine it as one lot.Definitely2.

This combination shielded me from competition from both homeowners and investors, and I think allowed me to get a great deal.

Your profit is ultimately the combination of every penny that left your account and every penny that got put back into your account.The purchase HUD probably involved writing a check (money leaving your account). 

Combine that with the absentee owner aspect without professional property management options, and I'm quite wary. 

I've found a 6 unit apt building for sell, asking is 159k, gross rent is 2610...Water and trash run 100 bucks a month combined on average...Some more some less.  

A combination of both DR and RK.  

On the property is my gas station and fast food restaurant with a combined rental income of $6000 a month.

He only works with the best.I'm going to look at a house today that was former meth combined with house fire (the best kind!)