I will negotiate the lowest MAO I can and earn the most money I can from the deal.

I don't even know how the flippers buying them are making money.  

While there are certainly cases where they can make great money, in general your best recession-proof best is likely a more "average" home.

While you need money you do not need a ton of it.

She'd have to invest some money to create this set-up. 3) Selling doesn't make a lot of sense, because in this market, she'd end up paying the same for a small place, condo, with less flexibility. 

So I'm sure someone with money and idea ready to go would be willing to pay to cut that time and risk out.

You are probably throwing your money away if you are planning to hire a "guru".

Meeting them puts a face to the name and forms a human connection... you're not just after there money. 2) Provided them with a rental application.

You know it should cost more to have S-Corp because of the extra filings/reporting...What are you doing???? 

Investors, (two of us) ultimately funded about 32% of the project with cash and additional money was raised from members of the local REIA, simply by word of mouth.