I think this would be a joint effort between you, the seller, and an attorney.  

It takes time but it is definitely worth all your efforts in the end.  

I think I'm the typical example of someone in my industry who has spent too much time being an employee rather than prioritizing the the effort to be my own boss.I'm looking forward to learning more from you all here and hoping to contribute anything that I can.My personal interests other than real estate are cycling, travel, and watches!

Sure, pay for an education, but don't sign over two years of your efforts. 

In your opinion was the purchase worth the time and effort?

Out of curiosity how does one prove she's there longer than 5 days without spending far to much effort to actually stake out the place?

I don't make any special effort.

Educating yourself will certainly bring you to the best decision... its all about the time and effort you put into it.Keep doing your thing!

I say that because the time and effort you are using to do that could be better spent using the free time you have now to go to meet ups, reading a book or analyzing a deal.The stability you have now is also attractive to banks, if you change jobs it will be harder to get loans that way, harder still if you take a job for less money.

Renatus is a fool proof idea to get people to leverage their existing mortgages (or other ways for capital) for the 20K capital in an effort to recoup with future deals.