However the website is less than helpful and intentionally made so to create delays.

I am now prepping to sell a home for $1.1M to $1.2M, so I am planning to offer my selling realtor a max of 2%, and the buyer's realtor the same.

showing how others have overcome basically every conceivable obstacle, just need to find the ones that work well for your specific situation.From the description you gave it sounds like a great place with some good family history, so it would be a bummer to have to sell.

I wrote a Blog on this very subject.You will eventually learn enough to be of help to yourself, just keep doing it and record the prices so you can start to get a feel for SF costs.One thing I can offer is this website,I have checked them out and they are fairly accurate , you enter your zipcode, I just hate for people to be off by even $10k, that could be your profit on some projects, right?

So  25% down and that rate is pretty much standard portfolio loan from a bank if you can put together a pro forma.

I am risking a lot, but I wanted to get into the game so to speak. 

So far, Marketplace and Email blasts have yielded the best results.

So I have no experience with painting exteriors.  

So…has anyone had any success with his Dream Partner program?

I wish I would've thought about househacking back then so its cool to see someone taking advantage of the strategy.As you mentioned, Long Island is super expensive and competitive.