It was motivating enough for me to start my research and that's how I bumped into Biggerpockets.

Originally posted by Ihe Onwuka:But it isn't $40.It's $40 times however many applications need to be submitted in order to get a house, some of which they will be rejected for even though they qualify because landlords have taken non-refundable fees and are running the process as a beauty paegeant.I agree with your sentiment about the process being run as a beauty paegeant being wrong, but that's not what your ire was about.And although it's not just $40, but $40 per adult, considering each adult must have some sort of income these days, it's still not a large amount of money.

I want to know what sort of procedure or check list I should follow in order to avoid such a situation.

We put an offer in shortly before this house was set to be foreclosed on, and the obviously-motivated buyer was eager to take up our offer and get out before the house could be sold at auction.Timing: we got her a cash for keys, and got her out of the house within a month.

And I'll continue doing data entry so I have some sort of connection to the day-to-day operations.  :-)

(just poking fun)@Jim Means you will come across all sorts of...

So it has given me motivation to really sell my skills independently. 

What sort of work history is your lender requesting?

See below.  65 Ways to find motivated sellers:http://www.flipthiswholesaler.net/65-ways-to-find-motivated-sellers/Pick a handful you like and get after it.  

Motivation + Equity = Potential DealYou have to test to see what works for you in your market.