The lot on the side has recently sold for $30K, which could mean a house is being planned, but we can't count on that.

But as far as speculating about gentrification, who knows, but I wouldn't count on it.

In this business people like to count pockets so if you wholesaled this property for 100k not many people would want to sign a check to you for that amount just for a finders fee.

Please count me in for this conference call so we can help each other to grow!

I hope not or count that as mistake #1 before even buying my first property..Part 2- my realtor suggested if I still want to put in an offer before my LLC is established, I could easily do so and just do an amendment to switch it from my name to the LLC's name, is that true/a good idea?

Yes Walter, count me in.  

. $200 lease renewal fee.Is 21 properties and counting enough to negotiate some of the above fees?

So you could write up a lease for the current house and they might take 75% of the monthly lease as income to count towards your DTI.

I had to have my parents on the loan due to me being a full time student and the money I get from the GI Bill not count as income.  

You cannot count cash out proceeds as reserves, thanks to the events of 2008-2010.