Rent collection is normally a snap if you invoice, accept online & recurring debit payments, and communicate early and often.

Fill out the online application and you will be on your way towards a better interest rate immediately.

Doing a lease purchase increases my liability because I am obligated to purchase the property at the end of the term but on a lease with the option to buy gives me the rights to purchase the property at the end of the term with the option to walk away.As an investor I want to avoid liability at all costs or at least reduce my amount of liability.If you do the lease option correctly you will earn money right away, a positive monthly cash flow and future income.

Any good online spots where I can get stuff cheaper?

Not all counties have good online access to data (.CSV data would be minimum)2.

While I tend to agree with your analysis I think you have missed out on one very important detail:A (traditional) mortgage is a forced savings plan.Yes it is true that he is earning profit / building equity each month (so long as rents exceed actual expenses).

It kills me that Realtor's don't seem to think they need to do anything to earn that commission except unlock a door to a house I want to see, when any old realtor can do that.

i wouldn't want to be a guy that has thousands of condos coming on line in a saturated market in a few years.Although, i do have a hundred coming online in Hawaii in about a year.

Maybe you can just find some web sites that let you list land online, or just put them on ebay and see what happens .. you can also create signs around town that say "land for sale" .. with a number and directions, maybe an address ... post in forums, and local bulletin boards around town ..

I work in commissioned sales as well as market online.