But I also feel that over the last several years, many groups are getting greedy and wanting to be paid to transact more than buy good deals.  

We do value design a lot and make sure that we have a great-looking color combo, but we buy mostly stock laminate.

Our goal is to start buying MF within the next year to two years.

We finally decided that we want to try to buy our first rental property.

I live in Orange County and I have been looking into some out-of-state investments for single family up to triplex for a buy and hold to build my rental portfolio.

I have 50k in equity built up and am looking to buy my first rental property, most likely a single family house.

Becoming a great time to buy. ;)

I'm trying to figure out a strategy on buying real estate from the seller (who owns the property outright) on payments, adding value and reselling it for profit and thus, paying off the original seller.

I recommend buying a 2-4 unit property to house hack rather than buy an individual apartment (condo or townhome).

Put it in your lease, teach them how to change them, buy them a one-year supply (usually $20), and then hold them accountable.Your home did not cause this problem; your tenant did.