I am also an agent so I don’t have realtor fees as a buyer myself but if representing the investor is also a possibility, how would that figure into what is considered a fair deal?

With whole foods and Starbucks, I figure the area would be prime for appreciation, granted the property was already cash flowing and not a problem not worth having. 

However, if you can figure out what the house should sell for I would try contacting the owner directly first.

What do you guys think of these figures? 

I don’t need to ask seller any of that I do my own inspections and figure what rent should beI am looking long term so the current rent payment means little to meI would never take what a seller said as being true as far as maintenance, late pay etcI look at it as buyer be ware. 

Both units are roughly the same.

I'm just getting starting in real estate investing, have one property that nets roughly $2k every month. 

I have researched articles about cap rates but was wondering if someone could give it to me in layman's terms with specific examples and explanations of how they affect the overall evalutation when trying to figure out whether or not to buy the property.

I figure the safest way for the buy and hold would be to place them under an LLC, if I understand you correctly your recommending I keep the companies separate ?

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