A team will be more efficient, will result in fewer surprises andtypically yield a better job.

It does not seem like she was on the road to making a good investment to begin with. however these are just seller claims, I am interested in the results of my due diligence/the inspection. 

My question revolves around peoples' opinions on how to best prepare myself to invest in income producing properties in the next 3-4 years in regards to 401K v IRA v highly liquid personal stock portfolio.I have read many posts on here referring to using self-directed traditional or roth IRA's as the vehicle through which to invest in real estate, but I am curious if I have not yet started a roth would it be better to start a post-tax savings/ investment account so that I can be ready to jump on a deal nearly immediately if one presents itself?

I've previously had some success direct mail marketing to probate attorneys for leads on distressed properties.It was over a year ago but it did produce 1 deal worth a $10k assignment fee on a distressed property.The one attorney that responded gave me that deal and referred me to another attorney who had a similar deal.

(ability of the buyer pool to qualify and service debt) Money can be made in any market...it just takes much longer and requires creativity and diligence to identify the opportunities in mature market cycles...in addition to sticking to your financial model...without getting emotionally involved, which results in over paying for deals.

However I don't want to be spending my time doing non income producing task just for the sake of staying busy.Having less than 2 years of rental income I am unable to use my current rental income as "income".

Use boolean tools + - "" (see wikipedia) to find better results faster than using google, etc.

A fast payoff results in a very high annualized return.

(Note that google adjusts your search results based on your past searches and location, so use this tool to preview results that are less biased and more likely to be what your potential customers will see: https://adwords.google.com/d/AdPreview) Next, you want people to be able to find you using other keywords, like *town name* house buyers" or similar.

However they don't usually provide the acquisition financing only construction after acquisition but results vary deending on your relationship with that bank.