I would assume that the math is better in your area but I think your biggest bonus will be that if your holding a flip that you acquired well under ratio you can get close to or above 1% even including rehab.

*BONUS* - if you have an active license, other agents do not have to accompany you to their listings.

hey @Daniel Methven in my opinion investing with family is a good idea but lots of people may disagree...so first of all yes you would want to find a management company...most charge 10-15 percent....for my vacation properties i charge people for the cleaning service upfront because there is no doubt that cleaning will be necessary.....yes you may be able to rent it out during those other months but when you are evaluating whether to buy the property or not make sure that your not taking into account those months being rented out at all so that if you do rent them out then thats a great bonus and if not your not disappointedbest of luck man 

That is merely a bonus for using leveraged money.   

Even without factoring stock/bonuses, his base salary was about double what my partners and I make at our day jobs... 

But when you're asking for a 30%- 50% decrease for cash are there any potential bonuses for the seller in taking cash.  

The bonus is you can check them out right here on BP!

If you could cash flow beyond that point, that's an added bonus.

Bonus questions are, how should I prepare myself to be able to acquire a FHA loan?

The association with a closing office would be a definite bonus.