Since then I've been listening to most of the podcasts and reading a lot of articles in my desire to learn about investment properties business.

The smart kid who doesn't want to loose all of his hard earned marbles has to play somewhere else.

If you have one less desirable bedroom you may need to discount for that.

This area is not bad but not highly desirable either.

I get the desire to make a snarky comment but it's not helpful at all.If you read my original post it pretty clearly states even when offering LISTING PRICE people still respond this way.

I've talked to new guys paying substantially more and everyone pays A LOT more of upfront Auction money.I am aware of how a CrowdFund earns it's keep.  

For me if I am investing my hard earned money into something I want to know everything about that property. 

I don't mind month-to-month leases myself for good tenants, but if the term on the lease has expires, you should be able to ask them to re-up their lease with a new term if you so desire.

There is no point where he needs to get out of the deal, to earn his 10%.

I've primarily been looking in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich areas due to a desire to find a win-win situation that would help my husband's son (dual citizen who decided England is more "home" than the USA) onto that ladder while being a sound investment for me.