And yes, there is agents in the market I advise my clients that we should not work with because if we do, it is going to blow up in our face.however if your client insist they want to work with an offer from one of your agents you identified as a poor agent.. and everything is disclosed to your seller you would still work with the butt head right.. but have very tight reins on them higher EM deposits.. ( we do that when I am the seller for certain people in our market I know that are prone to pull fast ones.. 

For example cities like Detroit are categorized as Opportunity Zones, You need to check with your state to identify those areas that qualify.

This has many factors and an insurance broker can give you a better idea once you identify a property.

In terms of getting the money for the down-payment, you can save up from your salary while you're learning and looking for your property, or borrow from family or private lenders, or get into whole-selling which can help you generate some cash income.Steps for your to take:1) Identify how much money you'd need for a downpayment2) Start saving or borrow funds3) Build your team: realtor, contractor, RE attorney, lender4) Look for your property5) Take action and buy itHope this helps!

Hopefully you are also patient because it is a matter of knowing to identify the right move and understand the reasons for it, then having the courage to pull the trigger. 

Identify any that do not and offer on the ones that do, leaving the “meh” for someone else.3) Make sure to consider the increase in property taxes upon sale. 

If you haven't read it already, "Set for Life" by Scott Trench provides some good ideas on this from both a life perspective and a real estate perspective. 2) Identify your "Why".

Not very much.With Bonus Depreciation, you allocate (through a proper engineering based study) a good percentage to 5-year and 15-year property and take all of that in year 1.Let's say the engineer was able to identify 25% of the value to 5 and 15 year property.

I contacted another AC company who came 2 weeks later (the AC unit freezing up was still happening from time to time) and was able to identify the issue for a fee of only $50.

The first step is to identify your budget which in turn will direct you to the type of marketing you can afford.