Usually there will be step-by-step instructions regarding the process either on the website and/or at the office. 

That's ammo for answering the NEEDS of the seller, and added awareness of any potential minefields you'll be stepping into if other parties who have made offers know something you don't.

What is the next step after me and the seller agree on a price?

Long term buy hold investing  ( what the vast majority do and want to do) then you have transactional real estate that those that work in the business doIE RE brokers   flippers  builders  court house steps buyers etc etc. 

I have been a lurking member for some time and am working to start taking actionable steps to get my first investment property - one of these steps is to get plugged into the forums and discussions!

I'm recording a flip and  using WIP method , so I want to input everything using items. 

The first few steps of the eviction process are relatively easy and inexpensive.

Hey everyone,A few of my partners and I are looking at buying duplexes with cash in the Cleveland area, fixing them up, renting them out, and refinancing them in 6 months.  The only way this would be possible, at leas...

If one tenant wants to move out, the other 3 will have to step up their split until a 4th is found or the one leaving can be held accountable by the other 3 until you find a 4th. 

On the other hand, I could have sat and complained that I didn't have enough capital to continue to grow my portfolio and only dreamed about the next steps (i.e., that would be 'interested').