Alternately that is a 4.8% annual return on your money.

I can almost guarantee that you will get very little to no information about these offers because of confidentiality that us agents must follow.The both of these are 100% case by case and indirect and speculative by nature, but keep them in mind while walking properties in addition to everything that you are supposed to be looking for such as potential value add, conditions of units & ages of Capex items in the basement, lease/tenant situations, etc.

With some ballpark numbers (made up here) for an alternative exit strategy:Rent it out for 2-3 years, then set it up with a rent-to-own program: 8 year lease at $1,100 / month.

Loads of smart people on here that are more than willing to help.I've always found for me, that mentors have come pretty naturally by demonstrating my drive and being a genuine person.What do you envision as your next steps on your REI journey? 

Unfortunately, we don't have natural gas in our area.

It’s an alternative stream of income that shouldn’t be ignored if you have the opportunity.

It depends on the nature of whatever the dispute is. 

It is a personal choice to stay and contribute to the struggle there or consider alternatives.

It will take a similar amount of work if not more work to do a low cost listing.... naturally it also depends on your client and how fast you think this thing will go.

The majority of new loan officers, especially right now, alternate between feast and famine, and right now it's famine season... virtually no one is refinancing, and home purchase transactions are down ~40%, with the 60% that remain not being anywhere close to evenly distributed [80/20 rule].I wish you the best of luck, but make sure you're going into it eyes-wide-open, and assume/plan it takes you six months to close your first deal (you will likely do better than that, but "hope for the best, plan for the worst" is always a good thing to think about).