Wanted to know :If a good deal is found via any of the following:Wholesaling Vs MLS Vs Birddog Vs Seller FinancingThe realtor or a broker's role comes only when buying house listed on MLS.Wanted to know can someone directly purchase a good deal from a wholesaler or found visa bird dogging or passed on via seller financing.That way we could eliminate realtor fees and would be a win-win for the buyer and seller.

Regular routines will eliminate a lot of the headaches. 

Find out what issues will impact the insurability (ie. age of roof, prior losses, etc.) so that you can either eliminate the properties that will be a problem or budget for the fixes needed.  

Try finding a 2-4 unit property in your area that you can use to eliminate your housing expense and that will cash flow once you move out.

We're thinking that we will probably NOT stretch for a 20% down, because, even though it will eliminate PMI, it will sap our precious, limited resources.  

I got into this business to eliminate stress not create it.

In my opinion, an owner occupied covenant should completely eliminate the income approach to value or using duplexes as comparables.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris fraud and/or Morris Invest fraud for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

If you have a $1,$2, or $3 million dollar umbrella policy, you have a $1,$2, or $3 million dollar legal team that will go to court to reduce or eliminate your liability. 

An assistance animal (like an emotional support dog or cat or pot belly pig) needs no training, nor any certification, and is not limited to dog.Remember, even if someone is allowed to have an animal because of a disability, they are not allowed to damage the property, the animal must be kept under control at all times, and they are not allowed to generate odors or allergens that would affect other tenants.