:Cash is king for a reason, when we use cash we get deals that we would miss, cash give you power over your competitors in a competitive market or a very desirable property, it allows you to often get better prices (lower) on properties because sellers look at you as being guaranteed to close versus those with financing contingencies.You are confusing CASH with financing contingencies. 

find tired landlords that want to sell that wants to create paper, I love evictionsOffer 50% of market rent for payment, calculate the deal on that paymentSell the benefits of full price without a real estate commission and having a paper  asset versus being a landlord and risking eviction and lawsuits@Chris ReedBy the way when you buy or sell " investor to Investor",  there's no Dodd Frank at allFocus your marketing on current landlords

Although I've gotten my contracts reviewed by an attorney I'm just wondering if there are any pitfalls that I need to be sure to avoid as a real estate agent listing a property in South Carolina that I "own or control" versus just a straight investor leveraging somebody else to list my property?

It it seriously a street by street difference between vacation homes close enough to the beach & Pleasure Pier areas versus permanent rental areas more towards Broadway.  

Watch which properties rent quickly versus the ones that stay up there.

Makes no sense unless I'm missing something.You have to balance showing income for your bankers versus paying higher taxes to the IRS. 

Weather plays a big factor in construction and timelines to finish as well.You have to work backward for time invested versus return.

Even if that is true they are different loans and risk structures and the team servicing each loan has their own agenda to make the deal more beneficial to their side.What the current value of this property is for current AS-IS condition versus all the liens stacked owing against it will make a difference.

@Stacey AdamsIf you don't have any other means of funding a business, then I always tell individuals to weigh the benefits of taking a distribution versus using the money to invest in your own business through the retirement account.

Long-term, I am considering the viability of a buy & hold SFR versus MFR approach to diversify my income as well as providing low correlation to my taxable/retirement account index fund holdings.