I love Software Development but working for a job that controls my time and money was something I did not want to do in the long run.

Hi Daniel,I think what I have been seeing for the most part is that duplexes up to four plexes are not necessarily marketed at certain cap rates but whatever the market and comparable properties have been selling for.Maybe a factor that contributes to this is that anyone with a traditional home mortgage can purchase up to a 4 unit building without getting a commercial loan.

I will continue to work on the steps you laid out and continue to develop myself so that I can in the near future start up my real estate business.

As RE developers we all know how important it is to hire good, reliable residential contractors.

Would specifically advertising the contract of sale or option with the seller's knowledge be enough to legally reach out to potential buyers, or are there still more developments that I would need to be aware of as well?

I'm active duty military with a deployment a couple months away, so this is a factor in my strategy.

Leverage the existing networks folks have.This requires you to develop a relationship and extensively network.

Your name is not in the public record with a  MO LLC, so there is a nice anonymity factor as well.Illinois is no longer as onerous with regard to fees as they used to be, at only $75/year. 

I'm doing rehabbing of investment deals & rentals 7-days a week, not even factoring in my wholesaling, and those houses "fly off the shelf".

The farm is located in an area that has seen medium size planned neighborhood development activity within the last 5 years.