They include using contingency clauses in the Purchase and Sale Agreements, locking up the property through a lease with an option to buy, cooperation clauses where the other party agrees to cooperate with you, and Reverse 1031 Exchanges where you can buy and close on your Replacement Property first and then you have 180 calendar days to sell your currently property. 

Many real estate strategies I've heard of go along the lines of using a third parties capital to fund your investment.

I could buy 8 of them Memphis properties but when I run the numbers I'm still basically just being handed back my own money in monthly installments over years. 

5. am i able to install it myself?

Thirdly, I went to the tax assessors site, found properties near mine that appeared to be owned by investors, so and so llc or so and so and associates and contacted them and this has generated some feedback.I just contracted the property this past weekend but I had a small list of potential buyers before I had the contract.....hope this helps.  

There were also three other interested parties there.  

The security part is throwing me off.  

The entire process was enjoyable, even the sweat equity part.

Running around from plex to plex or house to house carrying every kind of spare plumbing and part I may need can be very tiresome.

You can assign the contract, if it doesn't prohibit it, or you'll need an addendum executed by all parties.