This will be costly and time-consuming, and you will still not have a house during the process. 

Great to see you're making the extra effort to enhance your knowledge in REI.

I have been consuming BP podcasts, reading, talking to a couple other investors and trying to hone in on what I want, but truth be told it has been a little intimidating and overwhelming...if it was easy everybody would do it!

4) How substantial of a job is the removal of a property and how time-consuming is it?

Most are time consuming but can be a great way to get an "off market" deal.

If you are a smaller invester and in full growth mode, trying to acquire as much as you can while still working your W-2 job, with family responsibilities, etc then you may want to minimize turnover for a time as this could consume a decent amount of time (and might make you miss a deal perhaps) .

These audits are time consuming and very stressful.

We are based in NJ, so wanted to know how much leverage we have in this case (and how much we can leverage the Consumer Fraud Act in this case).

My classmates at Rice Jones School of Business and I are working on a project to study real estate transaction costs and researching the problems For-Sale-By-Owners (FSOB) face.Our goal is to enhance the FSBO experience and discover solutions that maximize equity captured during the sale.If anyone has sold their home FSBO, we would love to do a 10-minute interview.

The Real Estate Settlement Protection Act (RESPA) requires disclosure of affiliated business arrangements and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is responsible for its enforcement.