(If seller wants to cash out eventually)

I really want to get to understand every part of the business as I scale upward, doing everything myself, until I am comfortable with my understanding of the details and how it works, and then eventually outsourcing it. 

At this point I am thinking I want to grow business credit so I can eventually refi and get rid of the loans in my personal name.

Out of the blue, right then,  my phone rang and a friend of mine wanted to know if I wanted to invest in real estate with him....I took that as a sign....haha Well long story short, he eventually borrowed from a hard money lender and decided to invest in the property himself...since then we have still been in close contact.

You would be better off collecting a fee if they buy a property that you send to them.I wouldn't pay $50 per house for just a report but I would pay a bird dog fee at closing for finding a house that I eventually buy.However, another idea is if you bundle them up and sell a list of 20 to 30 possible leads at once then you might be able to collect an upfront fee.

My father and I are starting a fix and flip business and are eventually looking to build a rental portfolio.

I have had some turn over on properties but eventually I find the right tenant and now most of my properties have multi-year tenants with little problems.

Eventually, I will want to have this property as a NNN lease or Absolute Net lease property with practically no or very little management required.Exit Strategy #2: Stabilize and Flip.

I would eventually like to leave this position but still like to have time to pursue a local music career.

You know that, eventually, a 6 will come up.