You also need to consider your income when factoring financing.

It depends on a lot of factors including price, time and interest barriers, property availability etc.  

So if these 2 factors are fairly similar to some other businesses or investment strategies, #1 They highlight their best successes, #2 they use primarily debt to buy property, then there is really no reason to hate a guru program, unless you also hate the other persons or companies who behave the same way.

I would say quick books is definitely not the best choice if you're trying to integrate in accounting with property management.

Instead of just having forum posts, it could serve more as a listing service with an integrated map, property price, details, etc.

I understand that the agent will get a percentage of the sale, so obviously it’s a factor.

I can confidently use a vacancy factor of 5%.  

Depends on many factors, needs of a seller, your needs, type of property, property condition, use of the property, potential of the property, value that may be added and time frame.Many other factors too.RE is not a step by step, deal thing, it is as much an art as a science you won't paint a master piece with a paint by numbers set!

Just make sure you run all your numbers factoring the increases cost of FHA loan payments.

I guess that is a personal and integrity choice as long as they can live with any downside effects.