In listening to podcasts of the folks who've been around and seeing what they say when posting, they've all been great at building relationships with key people, fostering those relationships and to be frank, they have no GAIN by spending time on the forum helping us new folks, but they do. 

Other times I've started the process, but I got my payment or keys before this point.  

Only thing beyond that would be the Realtor board fee and whatever I spend on marketing myself.

Once we have an agreement, I the status is changed (manually or through automated triggers) and the on-boarding process begins where we schedule an inspection, sign the electronic contract, schedule closing etc... all done in sequence with automations. 5.

Make sure you set up your key word alerts so you can stay connected to what's going on around town.

I would look into a wifi thermostat and encourage tenant to look into Amazon Key.

@Costin IorgulescuWhile there is technical merit to the differentiation between the tax performance of passive real estate held personally and within an IRA, the argument misses the key point.When investing your IRA in any asset, you are not comparing that investment to how it would perform in the after-tax world. 

But as I stated this is no 2010.. this is a new day.. the big wholesalers that provided inventory to my turn key company I was funding in Orlando or instance they are out of business.. so it the turn key provider.. simply not enough inventory for that model to work.now to be fare they are real estate brokers which in most instance the law demands.. and so they just switched to  traditional real estatethis is why wholesaling as taught by guru's can be a dead end street.. once it peters out like now.. what do you do?? 

@Justin WindhamYou are correct, I can see how it could be an excellent learning experience, (self educating) and the key would be selecting the right provider, one that is communicative and has the time and experience to provide answers when needed.  

A shortcut would be best to buy a condo that is used the same way you wish to use it.