@Douglas J Andrews, Nope, a land contract usually conveys enough of the burdens and benefits of ownership that the IRS would treat it as a sale. 

Lawyers participate in the real estate sale process as a matter of custom and practice.

@Will Chamberlin CityFHEPS will pay the first month's rent and 3 months of the client's portion of the rent in advance.

Do you know of any brokerages that allow agents to serve as both agents and PMs?I haven’t seen this in my searches, but wanted to ask. Thanks.

If a tenant provided a portion of the SD I'd deduct for wear and tear and pay them that amount.

I have a very aggressive style of investing and a sales background, so something seem amiss.

Highly pressured sales tactics at there 3 day events they do all over the US to get you wrapped into their high dollar coaching programs.

@Agustin Rossi  The Home Must Be Your Principal ResidenceTo qualify for the exclusion, you must have used the home you sell as your principal residence for at least two of the five years prior to the sale.

This will pressure up the rents.We saw a similar tight supply in sales as well.

This keeps everything in their name which helps during the sales pitch- they own the content and reviews- and if we split ways they keep it.