Remember to factor in, vacancy rate and also allowance for repairs.

From what you're saying, seems like the deciding factor is who is running the activity and not who is on the mortgage?

Ideally I would like an additional year to sell the property.

Many houses I look at are listed at a price, and once the repair costs are factored in the cost of the house exceeds the comps.

It's not just disaters from mother nature but also from others in the complex, external factors, marketing, financing, maintenance and the image of the complex over the years.

Guess I could tell you, it's 2 months, 12 days, 16 hours and 42 mintues to cash my check......lol, that doesn't tell you anything really and to say "average" that's a moving target as it depends on so many factors, your market supply and demand, interest rates, scope of projects, time of year, weather, who you know and their ability to buy.

If so, how do you locate the ideal person for that, and what would you expect to pay and receive from that person, and would they typically have ongoing involvement through the project (or just upfront consultation and design work).

I usually factor in some negotiating room and consider what I'm willing to give or take.

(Also not opposed to very specific advice either).Ok, for starters, let’s assume I have $100k cash to invest in real estate (ideally multi-unit properties).

It is more of a factor of getting lucky with the market timings now that I think about it :DYea, I will look into investing in like a duplex with a $40k warchest