The key is knowing what the details in the contracts really mean and when to adjust.If you use a lawyer you will get a set of contracts that are tailored to what you want, you might be getting an education in what to watch out for and you will have the lawyer's insurance policy if there is a contract flaw that can be proven.Do search around and ask others to see what they are using.

They will focus on owner financing deals using various techniques.

I'm looking to learn more about analysis techniques/methods for new properties or areas.

You mentioned some techniques that have worked in the past and still do.

Like many I imagine, I have spent several months lurking here on the forums and learning about the various strategies and investing techniques for getting started.

More specifically I'm looking less for marketing techniques and more for which types of sales are suited best towards different situations.

Yes, it can be time consuming but I do it all myself unless it a maintenance request in which I have a few people whom I call to fix things.In the bigger pockets file place you can find lots of forms and tailor it to your specific state laws

Do they usually find the tenant first and then tailor the buildout to fit the tenant?

(It could be that the only people I talked to were the ones who had no success; others must have been successful with this technique or it would not remain such a discussed question.)My additional comments are as follows:* If you contact a person only considering selling, the phychology is backwards from what you want.

I know as an agent reduced commission goes against everything you've been taught but investors are savvy with money saving techniques so think in terms of volume.