I've heard good and bad things about numerous brokerages, and was just interested to see if there were any local realtors who had experienced it first hand.Thanks in advance for the guidance!

While their are numerous legitimate ways to structure a "creative" transaction, almost all fall into one of the following categories1- Convince an INDIVIDUAL - often the seller, to finance 100% of the purchase price2- Syndicate the purchase by raising equity capital - you will have to give up a majority of the equity in the transaction3- Take over an existing loan, and borrow the "equity" from the seller, or a third party individual at a high interest rate.You have to do a "sales job" on someone to make a nothing down situation work.  

Zeona mentioned how lucky she got numerous times with her Landlords and discussed the timing of what she did (i.e. how Airbnb was that popular yet).

Upon entering the world of BP for the past several months and reading/listening to numerous articles/podcasts, I feel an individual will not know the true realm of the investment side until they dive in head first.

I've read numerous books on RE from Flips, Tax-liens, etc so I have basic knowledge of RE but no actual experience in it (I also got my RE Agent license). 

I've been trying to cut out the amount of cash I spend allowing nyc to baby me (delivery dinner) and trying to push some of that into a down payment for another investment over numerous months/years.

It is great to be in the know and hear how others are involved across the country in numerous markets. 

I know my agent had numerous legal documents for me to sign, but I'm wondering if there is a way I could complete the documents by myself or work with the seller's agent.

If approved after the written starting date for whatever reason, the lease starts upon approval but either party can cancel the contract because the approval was after the agreed upon starting date.Digital signature works-Try google's Hello sign (Free), or numerous others.I hope this helps!

I also think that MLT is a good play overall because of historical perceptions that kind of kept it beat down and because it is a stellar location.