They are very informative, and contain ample information on investing in real estate.

@Ryan EllisI'm curious to know where you learned thisWholesaling lease options or lease option assignments should be done on an option release system First step is you enter into a lease an option with the seller with a letter of intent to sell your interest in the paperwork (or if an agent enter into a listing agreement for lease option)Instead of assigning the deal, you have the tenant buyer place 3% of value of the property in escrow made payable to a title co.You have the seller and the tenant buyer sign off that it's agreed that the 3% is a option release paid to youA new lease and option is created between the seller and tenant buyer (with no large option consideration)You could discount the house value by 3%Use a collection co to take rent and pay underlying note and mortgageHave tenant buyer go to bank and save 3% for downpaymentI would be licensed in FL as you are brokering.

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My vision is to slowly build a large portfolio, mostly using a buy and hold strategy, to create passive income for myself and future family. 

If it produces more energy than it consumes then the building is Net positive - though Net Zero is too frequently used as a blanket term to cover both these cases.Ironically, Net Zero does not automatically imply higher energy efficiency - there are several examples of commercial buildings with large expanses of flat roofs (i.e. warehouse) which are net positive, despite the building itself being horribly inefficient.Building standards in North America are woefully outdated on matters of energy efficiency.  

They are very informative, and contain ample information on investing in real estate.

The syndicate will be a pretty standard one so I don't imagine I will need a large firm to handle it.

As the old saying goes: "what the large print giveth, the fine print taketh away."   

Yea I don't understand how one could possibly ad any value to the transaction if they are not here on the ground.

I've been told that with the $5K of added value it should appraise somewhere between $50K-$60K.