If you are just getting started with limited cash, I would concentrate on learning these alternative methods.

We do have county sewer service but it is limited, for now, to the towns.

Does anyone know of any more potential limitations that may make it too difficult to do business in some states.

If you do that plan on plenty of people wasting your time and the ones that do end up buying something you will be break even or at a loss making up for the lost time dealing with the flakes.

I know better now but I am in need of some insight on how to deal with this SFH properly so as to minimize the loss.

Delayed financing will get you good rates but you're limited to purchase price

Hello All,  I am out shopping for an affordable property insurance for a 27 unit gated complex in Austin Texas.I have owned it close to 10 years with zero loss runs and 0 claims.

To be safe you can go with a longer term 10-year term which limits your upside but also could prevent you from having to refinance during a down turn.

NOW, if THAT is what you are talking about (a listing agent who represents the Seller, and then brings in a Buyer that they are working with), then it is required that the Realtor have both the Seller and potential Buyer sign a dual agency agreement in which they both are aware of the dual representation AND they understand that their representation will be somewhat limited because the agent cannot divulge secrets that each of them has told the Realtor about the other....IE "Buyer will pay $5K more than the offer price.....or Seller is willing to accept $XXX amount for the property".

That monthly loss is preventing me from paying off one of the other properties faster.