In these instances, usually the transaction isnt structured properly from the start. 

Before you even start spend a few hours and a lot of discussion to sort out every possible contingency.  

What markets are you looking to start investing in? 

You should always start the call with something like this (not verbatim). 

He would subsequently dismantle the house, ship the materials salvaged By container load to the U.S, and sell the now empty estate to a developer.

@Donald EggersGreat looking start to your real estate investing.

We can help you out with offmarket aquisition and Property Management in Cincinnati , give me a call to see if we have answers to all the woes you had with your previous PM companies you used , or if you are new to investing in cincinnati we can start from basics and help you put as well

I have been given the opportunity to start an Investor division at my Brokerage.Our goal is to create a team of highly skilled agents who excel in understanding and meeting the unique needs of investors.

Getting to know comps, locations, and resources in one's own neighborhood makes more sense to start. 

Congrats on the $7000 start!!