The attorney won't walk you step by step through the process like an agent would but the contract you sign with the FSBO can be structured the way you want it with an attorney.

HelloI am looking for a general contractor for a 2nd floor addition on a ranch i just recently purchased for a flip.It would would be about 1000sf master bed/bath, 2 beds, 1 bath and a laundry room.I would also want to remodel extiour..I do not have any plans.I am in the north suburbs park ridge.Thanks jeff

There are a few additional research tools that I use that may not be as well know that I thought I'd share. 

The UBG will will walk through many of the key topics of real estate investing.

My best suggestion go walk the area, see what new restaurants are coming into the neighborhood.

My original credit facilities were to buy court house steps.. so we needed cash on the barrel head so we started with a 4 million dollar unsecured LOC.. we used that cash to buy then we got the appraisal etc and tapped our holding line which bounced between 6 and 8 million.. it was pretty sweet.. you talk about advantage at the court house steps.. walk up with a couple milske in cashiers checks.. and if I did not use them that day the money was never taken from my account and I was not charged for it.. this is what great banking relationships will do for you.. then in the melt down of 08 that bank was the only one of 5 I dealt with that kept my credit lines in tack but they shrunk dramatically of course..

@Ryan Wright  When banks calculate your DTI ratio, they include the additional debt you will be taking on.  

Our buy and hold strategy is purely for income supplementation and to leverage into additional buy and hold strategies.

They basically come out the same if you leverage on both sides and then never take additional action.

In addition to the tools listed, I use Google maps to also learn an area.