If you have given them keys already (bad move) change the locks for now.

My game plan would be find a buyer whose willing to do $10,0000 down, $650 a month (maybe someone with bad a credit or wont qualify for a bank loan?).

I'm doing a bunch of cosmetic work that I can afford for now however the duplex NEEDS new windows very badly!

Not a bad way to open lending negotiations (and that deal did get funded with favorable terms).Good luck!

@Noah Pruett- you lifted my spirit with your answer no disrespect Aaron I believe right now my best choice is wholesale cause It does require as much regarding founds now wholesale risky yes it Might be if you don’t know what you doing at any given situation always research, diagnose, Execute results I will receive positive thinking and playing cards right I must do.

My current residents is valued around $210000. The properties completely paid for. I'm a licensed residential real estate agent with less than 2 years of comission. I want to start leveraging my current home to purcha...

Frankly, this doesn't sound so bad compared to the return I could get on a 10 year bond.   

Any answer other than close on the property themselves is what gives wholesalers a bad name.  

I hear good things about lots of up-and-coming cities (Indianapolis IN, Mesa AZ, Madison WI to name a few), but I know nothing about those markets, the culture of those towns, the good and bad areas, or even how to find a good property manager over there. 

I see some pretty bad reviews and a little concerned whether to purchase/finance with them or seek my own financing