Now it's apartments.com and I'm up to 6 units on there, works perfectly fine and it's free.

I often buy using Subject To to buy properties. If you choose to use this technique these are some of the Pitfalls to watch out for. You can build a very strong portfolio, if you take proper precautions.
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Domicile: WA State (income tax free)Property location (Texas): (income tax free)LT gains + Depreciation recapture ~ $300k on a $500k income property ~effective / average tax rate = 12% for past umpteen yrs (relatively low income, avoiding IRMAA and doing Roth rolls (no 'realized' income, just transferring from tIRA to Roth = vast majority of annual MAGI income)In the end (coming soon, ~17 yrs) ALL remaining estate will go to charities / Charitable Foundation / DAF.

He can't hand hold everyone to the end of a deal. 

I honestly don't know the demands in the current market  SFR on the other hand, I can do an entry level home with an attractive price point on both lots,  New duplexes near this area in are bringing $1,500 + that I'm aware of. 

Most my clients are out of state and I have a furnishing/design crew as well as co-hosting services at a discount for clients to really help maximize your returns and be as hands-off as possible.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions about it. 

I could get behind you taking on a live in flip because the downside risk is fairly limited (it's a place for you to live if things go sideways, and you can take 2 years to slowly do all the work and reap the tax free gain).The way that you get killed in real estate is by running out of cash and/or being a forced seller.

Also keep in mind Engelo is NOT a the super high volume TK operator.. so he is far more hands on..

Just because you don't call it "interest" doesn't mean it's an interest-free purchase.If they are incapable of getting financing through a bank, that indicates they are high-risk.