We discovered the area is not the greatest market for it, but the main take-away was the networking and experience gained from the ordeal.

The team/agent community is highly competitive and if they were lying there would literally be hundreds of complaints from other teams to the real estate commission from these.Also the top teams are typically listed by a number of different reporting agencies such as realtrends, the wall Street journal etc.

What LTV% for investment property will banks typically loan on? 

Also, be careful where in Beacon you buy as there are some rougher neighborhoods.I have a recommendation on a home inspector who typically I use.  

You can either acquire the property, after the redemption period or gain your investment back plus 25% interest. 

Our state lobbyist out of Olympia spoke for a full hour on the socialistic bills and ideas coming out of the city council in Seattle in the Capitol.They are contemplating or have already enacted rules regarding no rent raises when service calls are unresolved, must show cause to terminate a m-m agreement, rent control, 5% capital gains taxes on RE sales (in addition to the 1.7% excise tax), pre-'78 lead inspections, periodic unit inspections, etc.  

How do I gain access as an Investor to the MLS so that I may pull comps in Texas since we're Non-disclosure?

And what kind of points/fees are typical.

In that case, if the seller gets 100% cash, then he/she reports capital gain on the sale.  

I am curious... what is the typical markup on a wholesale deal.