✅ No risk, no cash out of pocket✅ You work with, cooperate with, the homeowner instead of negotiating against them✅ No tenants and toilets✅ No maintenance or repairs✅ Short-term deals with sizeable assignment fees✅ Those fees can fund long-term strategies like buy-and-hold or fix-and-flipIf you’re an aspiring investor looking for a low-cash entry point into real estate, Cooperative Assignments are an effective strategy.  

low or no money deals are out there, but take a bit more work, and ones that work are hard to find.

in a moderately low-risk market, given my low risk tolerance.

.: @Patrick RobertsThat's a lot of words to say you're advocating tax fraud since there may be a low likelihood of getting caught... 

I have seen this range from as low as $100 up to $300.Do I need to pay anything before sitting at the closing table?

With a duplex, there’s still some shared space, but since it’s a 50-50 split, most tenants can find a way to coexist peacefully.However, when you introduce more units, you increase the likelihood of interpersonal conflicts.

Please Note: I want to first discuss the calculations first, and then discuss the likelihood of this.

Lowe's just came out with their biggest appliance sale of the year- up to 40% off.

The home has a separate studio in the back for rental income with solid rental history but I am still trying to get a sense of the likelihood of consistency in renting it out as a short term or mid term rental. 

Sadly, this price-gouging behavior has become the unfortunate new norm in the insurance industry.There's a high likelihood you'll need a broker familiar with surplus lines.  3 weeks isn't much time - if you aren't working with someone already you need to get in touch with someone asap.