I still have to take my real estate exam (first attempt was a 72%) but I want to work with investors too and read the post I think it was called the ultimate realtor guide to working with investors.

But the contract itself has a stricter timeline.I'm not entirely sure what you are getting at.You say "Right, but if there is 17 day inspection period and Sellers/Agent provides TDS on day 17" ... all this does is give buyer additional time to cancel since buyer has a certain period of time from receipt of TDS to cancel.If your goal is to give seller additional time to cancel then giving them the TDS on day 17 will accomplish your goal.The inspection timer starts upon sellers acceptance of purchase contract.Also, I'd have to go back and read the contract, but I think if anything 'material' pops up whether from inspection, TDS or otherwise buyer gets additional time to either cancel or seller to fix.

Then start learning all about it by reading books, listening to podcasts and networking at local REI clubs.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Looking buy my first investment property in the next 6 months to a year so I’ve been reading as many books as possible and listening to a ton of podcasts.

Looking buy my first investment property in the next 6 months to a year so I’ve been reading as many books as possible and listening to a ton of podcasts.

I'll read up on it more to see if I can make better sense of it.

No time to read all responses to make sure I'm not duplicating the same advise. 

I am getting myself more and more confused with each thing I read regarding which business entity is best for me.

Just read up for 10 - 20 hours and you'll know more than most "tax-prep" CPAs.