Your role in this partnership with these cash buyers is to be their acquisition assistant and you're paid a profit share (1099 or independent contractor).

My goal is to grow my buy/hold portfolio for financial independence (preaching to the choir, right?).  

General interest in personal finance, investing, and financial independence for the past several years ultimately led me to real estate, and wasn't long after that before I discovered BP. 

However, I believe that we could find another mentor in Richmond and it may provoke us to become more independent in our own pursuit of our future if we were to leave.

@Mary Mitchell I read a statistic saying the average appreciation of homes is around 3-4% If you take into account the hot markets going up almost double digits, that leaves some markets near flat.

It might work well for you as a sales tool but I caution all buyers to get their own, independent, and extremely thorough property inspection in order to protect themselves. 

@Alexander Araniba first of all congrats in taking the first step toward financial independence. 

Please tell me this wasnt part of the packet that you received from the seller and you got an independent inspection....

My intent is to form a long term partnership with a friend as a General Partner, with the hope to do many deals, which will all have their own independent deal structures and Limited Partners. 

We hired an independent contractor from the Philippines through Upwork, but they withhold her payment for weeks and take a hefty percentage of her fee.