All depends on your municipality. 

It depends.

Depends on how much you want the property and how much you want a “good deal”.

I believe one of the owners of Performance is also an attorney.I've dealt with M&M a lot, as have a couple of my agents (acting as agent or principal), and also my husband on the lending side - literally every transaction has resulted in frustration due to varying levels  of incompetence demonstrated by their staff.As far as real estate attorneys go, it really depends on what you need.

@David Johnson it depends on cost vs. value.

If you are finding a seller and a buyer for the same property, making them sign an agreement and receiving the commission for that - it's brokering without license, depend on your state, it's a lot of money and sometimes jail time.There are plenty of lawyers on Ytube trying to make it as selling a contract: unless they give their advice in writing to be responsible when you pay $10K+ to the state, I wouldn't hold my breath.you are not selling a contract: you bring to the seller a purchase agreement (as a listing agreement) to buy his property yourself or someone you know....then you find a buyer to buy it for cash.

Also, I heard foreclosed properties can be reclaimed by the original owner within a certain timeframe after repossession depending on where you are.

Rehab depends on unit size.Completely vacant can take the most work.

Depending on the relationship you have with your tenants, you may get threats, etc. but they don't have any standing against you.Aside from renovating the kitchen:I would definitely have the HVAC checked and serviced by a reputable company in your area.

It just depends on how the numbers work out, which in the current market climate is tough enough to find...