Here is why - flipping is a job more than an investment; it has been hyped up by TV-shows, but the reality is a lot more sober.

I'm not a flipper, and I'm not one to think I can watch 3 years of HGTV and pull it off...I'm still under the impression that ALL tv is make-believe.

I watch court cases on TV and many landlord thinks the tenant has to vacate the place and leave it in move in condition, and if not, the landlord keeps the deposit.

Electronics (TV, radio, etc), furniture (sofas, beds, night-stands, etc.), knick-knacks of every possible variety and more.SO -- the next of kin doesn't need all of this . . . stuff.They'll go through it for anything of value, be that something they think is worth a lot, or just something to remember her by.

But it's just a series of educated guesses, really.

You need $100k to buy/rehab a series of flips. 

Ask them a series of questions that will give you the information you need to make a decision on choosing a realtor.

It sounds like they are suggesting to you to establish series LLC = one tax return with multiple entities underneath one parent LLC.

There's no real 'fair' way to truly separately meter the natural gas used for the different units, unless you get into rabbit hole land of re-inventing a wheel and a series of sensors measuring heat and air flow within separate ducts, on your (customer) side.I'll comment on each option individually and your decision will be numbers driven. 

Gift cards, flat screen TV's, gas cards, etc... has never worked out very well - but I get a lot of broke people calling on those ads.The real problem is likely the property and the location.