My Realtor friend told me it is a poor idea in this market to write an offer with Seller Financing.

@Shiva Bhaskar wonderful write up, and your points are so very valid. 

The rest of our 50 carriers will not write homeowners or Dwelling Fire for a building with Knob & Tube. 

I could probably write an entire book on screening tenants but at the very least creating a set of house rules that everyone agrees to is crucial.E -Expect and Embrace a High Turnover Rate – In this method of management, your largest competition is the big-name brand apartments, therefore you need to be prepared to do what they aren’t willing to do.

But it also has "investors" who've done two deals, lost money on both but still believe they are ready to write a book on investing and ready to coach others.

I know 3 that write them locally in DFW...and only one of those will do it state wide.

I basically engage them as soon as I'm under contract to write up scopes of work, then I'll take down hard money/short term financing, and they'll start working right after I close on these BRRRRs. 

However, I would imagine you would need to grant them read/write access to your emails. 

You are eligible to write off your expenses.Furthermore #2, realtor income is subject to federal taxes, state taxes and SE taxes.

A small step you can take, which has worked wonders for me, is making a personal mission statement for yourself and clearly writing out your goals.