Looking for tips or Insite on purchasing a house with creative financing in Florda near the Space Coast or Treasure Coast.

It's super hard to find turnkey multi-family properties which works well for a buyer because you can negotiate purchase price, credits, etc.

BUT Your realtor should be a savant at non-conforming spaces- if you look to purchase in Chicago. 

Someone could have bad credit, but good landlord references, strong income or employment history, etc.I score based on a variety of criteria, determine the level of risk, and then charge a higher deposit to offset that risk.

Then look at what amount of capital, time, and energy you can deploy which will help determine your market. 

Not a good idea for some of the same reasons-high costs of purchase combined with inexperience and renos gone bad/out of control. 

Definitely a lot of “wholesale deals” that are worse than a retail purchase.

We are considering, if successful, purchasing an additional property/rental for grad students (hopefully less wear and tear) and what seems like a consistent rental market.

Remember that once you purchase the property you are paying debt service, property taxes, etc. before you are even shovel ready, and during.  

I am interested to know, what tool or tools or even steps do many of you experienced investors rely on when analyzing the numbers to determine if the listing is worth contacting an agent for a showing?