Learn as much as you can and leave as little as possible up for question.Same goes for the other side of the equation. 

If they don't "have those" move to the next candidate.A 1099 may show money paid but not necessarily equate to "income" in the sense of getting a paycheck.

Putting the numbers in a spreadsheet so you can compare them side by side takes aesthetics out of the equation and focuses you on the numbers and the investment potential of a property.

You need to stop your equation at the $1300 cashflow point.

More units doesn't necessarily equate to higher returns.

I used one on my primary) so if they do decide to go with your offer they now have More variables that are added into the equation.

So while it's not impossible (I think Craigslist is what I would be looking at, as long as your brokerage is OK with that), it sure takes nearly all the wind out of the sails, seeing as the public search sites pull from the MLS feed, so essentially that's how both the public and agents typically find homes.No matter what happens with this, my recommendation is to not look at this as a listing experience, it won't be anything like what you'll be doing in the future.Listing a home with expertise is more about accurate pricing, pre-listing preparation that maximizes the home's value before it gets listed, great photos, and marketing remarks that get people excited about coming to see it.Any drop in positive exposure will often equate to some kind of drop in sales price, in my opinion.

Off market would be helpful on the buy side of the equation.

But they will also take all of the day-to-day headache out of the equation for you.

I'm not sure what that equates to when everything is said and done.