That means you need to know what kind of financing you can get and what the terms will be. many investors hear about homeowner terms and thin they can get that because they have good credit. 

The kinds of questions you want to ask are more about the seller and why they are selling. you want information you can use to negotiate. 

This is a topic of common discussion here on the forum.

As for being a landlord, knowing what kind of investor you want to be can help dictate how/ where you want to invest. 

Not wanting to portray myself as some kind of market analyst, but it is kinda fun to parrot what you hear : )

They are different kinds of risk, but both have their upsides and downsides.

There is probably an opportunity to do something in that neighborhood, the key is to identify it and decide if its the kind of work you want to be doing.

We are selling our idea to a Lender for a loan but we are also kind of selling the property in general.

Hello BP,A year ago I bought a condo in Niceville Florida that I kind of rushed into.

For this kind of listing, what you are paying an agent for is leg work to manage showings and representation.