Newer buyers the sellers like to know they have an experienced broker behind them that knows the process and can help guide them along the way.If you can say price range you are looking,state, STNL or MTNL, what loan to value, and what cap rate you are expecting then I can give you an idea if you are realistic or stop looking before you start. i review about a thousand of these a week for clients nationally so tend to know state by state what cap rates are at for what price range for NNN - STNL and MTNL.There are a few books out there on the subject.

I am trying to get access to the MLS to pull historical data on sales and find potential leads but am having difficulty.

Unit #2 will be on the Second and Third-floor levels and have access to a rooftop deck via a pilot house that can be used for stair access only.

It's time to stop making excuses and start taking action.  

OK I see in another thread your asking about lease options.. and probably sandwich lease options and your lawyer is sizing up your financial ability to execute on your contract when the person you lease to stops paying you which is highly probable.. so that's probably good advice unless you have deep pockets and can cover a mortgage or lease payment for the time it takes to evict have the money to rehab the house once the tenant trash's it and then lease it again.most who try these schemes do it because they lack capital and undercapitalized investors fail most every time.this is what the lawyer is thinking.. how to you get through a default.

I would try to get access to the MLS through an Agent so you can run good comps to get and ARV on the properties you are interested in.Having info such as Days on market, sorting by subdivision, and price per square ft. has helped me in my analysis quite a bit.

If you have access to inspecting the floor from the bottom either by basement or crawl space do so.

As long as you have access to a lender after your 10 conventional loans, the only thing limiting you is your ability to find deals.

They most often need to get there engineer out to the site, check city zoning, city restrictions, water and sewer access ( this varies wildly from site to site). 

I am not a agent so I do not have full access to the MLS has anyone had experience with this type of data aggregation?.