Since I’ve increased my deal flow to a significant degree, I find that this technique eliminates the wasted time and effort of dealing with people who aren’t highly motivated to close a transaction.  

And then an actual message comes through. 2 weeks after check out they wanted to let us know about some spider webs, a microwave built-in that was too high (based on preference), a power strip with loose wire connection and several other items that they never let us know about during their stay.

Schedule a time to visit the rental and do a walk-through to ensure it is safe (no running water, temp adjusted, trash hauled out, etc.) and secure.

Total equity, monthly cash flow, etc.     2.  

LLC flows to you individually. 

Possibly we could invest for appreciation only if it's close to breakeven with not too much negative cash flow and the upside appreciation is very promising.

That is the ironic rub - many potential buyers and sellers are just tire kickers, but you don't know until you talk to them and go through the steps toward a listing or putting an offer on a house.

Anyone who has Home Owner's through Citizens has to have Flood now if the property is worth more than $600,000 and everyone else next year.

My initial plan was to buy homes at wholesale price, fix them and retail them through an agent.

.- work with an experienced agent to guide and assist in identifying properties that are priced well and can cash flow.