Each payment to the seller goes straight to principal (equity!).

I put off-market in quotes because they're not traditional off-market deals (where the investors are going straight to the seller) but rather a listing agent that is advertising their off-market listing to their list of 200 buyers.

Luckily, there a lot of good opportunities to be had a straight shot over on i70 (Kansas City, St.

Instead of paying off 1/30 of 80k, I might be paying off 1/30 of 800k (I realize that it's not straight line, but hopefully you get the point). 

@Daniel McNultyI see what you did there.Listening to @Greg Dickerson short pod on the topic it seems to be a long putt to turn a profit and unless you have deep pockets or lots of investors it rarely is a good investment medium, instead it is more of a hobby.

For example: Let's assume there is a Mobile Home Park for sale with 10 homes in the park, site rent $200 (all utilities billed direct to resident). 9 homes are straight resident owned with 1 home on RTO contract.

I'll explain below, but I'm not an expert, so don't use my advice for anything but for non-expert advice:)First off, do not go straight off of zillow for prices of homes.

Which is all terrifying but the only positive is that at least I have a chance for everything to be level and straight, and more importantly safe in the future.Conceptually, I would start the rehab with fixing and replacing the roof.

Maybe keep pushing your loan officer / processor to get is straight with underwriting, or you may need to find a new lender. 

My question is, should I start out as a real estate agent and invest on the side and eventually start doing it full time or should I just jump straight into investing?