Thanks and can’t wait to get more involved locally!

Hi BP,I recently talked with an investor who buys houses for people looking to do a rent to own and collects 10-15% down, charges market rent (none is credited towards the purchase price), and marks it up about 15-25k...

I’m applying to masters programs for a fall 2019 start so if I get into school here I would buy here or if I go out of state I’d buy there she plan to stay and work there for a few years

I have been very involved in the solar industry for about a decade now, and more recently bridging the space between solar and real estate.

The ones I am aware of (& I'm sure you'll find more if you Google)...Dave LindahlJoe Fairless Jake and GinoMichael BlankLance Edwards Rod KhleifSue NelsonBrad SumrockI just came from Brad Sumrock's event and there were a lot of successful students there telling their story about how they are currently doing deals, etc.His 1-on-1 program is a little pricey but appears to be well worth it because he has a whole network that a newbie can plug into.If you have the money... it's kind of a no-brainer.Shop around anyway though and I wouldn't try to skimp and go the free route.Buying an apartment building is not like buying a condo.

There’s no real tour involved so what I only include 3 to 4%, or do I assume same closing cost as a regular deal at 10%?

In need of any closing cost assistance programs for 203k loan from Baltimore?

You pay for it, you work for it, you have substantial risk involved, the only person who should benefit is you.  

To be fair, he has been involved in real estate for decades (owned a manufactured homes company, flipped homes for a few years, etc.), but he is absolutely convinced that there's no way I could buy lower end homes in my city to rent without ending up bankrupt.

A friend recently had a tenant through the tenant's agent want to buy their house, and it fell through even with the agent involved as the tenant didn't qualify for the financing.