With the current market, I will not be able to make my required cash flow after paying all operating cost including mortgage, vacancy, property tax, insurances, maintenance cost, no need for a property manager because I can manage it.

Your agent failed in the contract.EVERYTHING in WRITING - emails is best.

If you sell after a couple years, you've gained appreciation and still get to keep the profits tax free if you've lived there 2 out of the last 5 years. 2.

I even send faxes to myself then blast them off as an email on occasion.

They started off in the one-off single family home modular designs but in the recent years have acquired facilities across the US to really ramp up supply to meet the demand of the market especially here in LA for developers looking to big large affordable multifamily housing.

If you want to find off-market properties and aren't marketing, find the best off-market home buyer in your area and ask to go through their scraps.Local homebuying companies can talk about the other four homes they bought on the block from people the sellers know.

I would say you are better off learning the business first and then see what various buyers will offer for a finders fee.  

Your refinance loan amount isn't enough to pay off your initial financing.

I wanted to start off with working on a property with only minor repairs and cosmetics.

When investing in an off-market deal, is it better to purchase properties vacant or is it still a good idea to purchase a property even with paying tenants inside of it?