If you have a strong desire to learn, a positive attitude, ability to take rejection, and a "do whatever it takes" attitude you can do it.

Natalie,If you're making offers for properties listed on the MLS, you're going to have to provide significant earnest money and proof of your ability to close.

If so, be sure you lender doesn't have a problem with that.HOAs do have the ability to place liens on properties.

What I basically want is ability to have paper/email bill sent to customer with a few clicks.Also I'm looking for a good "small business" accounting solution that would hopefully tie into the invoicing solution.

Or perhaps the forum and the ability to post topics to the larger community?

The trick is not to worry about working with the realtor but finding one who is investor friendly and has the knowledge and ability to think outside the box to help you accomplish your goals.

Otherwise, the seller could potentially be so tripped up with (unjustified) paranoia during the verbal negotiation stage that I somehow am taking advantage of them that it will hamper their decision making ability, and hence, be paralyzed with indecision and most likely hire a Realtor to represent them and then before you know it the property will be on MLS and a bidding war ensues.

I've heard that if a house has a heloc you dont want to touch it subj-2 cause they have a nasty ability of calling it due.

But what I had to offer was an ability to work, and some construction know how.

Doing convoluted, strange or complicated deals where you take a property off the market, keeping a seller from seeking a real buyer while you mess around without the ability to buy or perform can increase your risk of liability, guru strategies that suggest things that actually cause a financial loss to an owner can be an issue.