My very first deal, I net $25,000 plus at settlement, and I didn't put one cent of equity into the deal.Thing is, it became harder and harder for me to find deals with that much fat in them, and when I started assigning a dollar value to my time (and paying the IRS their cut), I realized that the money wasn't as good as it looked.Now I see the value in long term holds, and that is my new goal.

So much for fat fingers (flash crash reference).

When we were bootstrapping there really wasn't enough money for everyone to take a salary fat enough to sustain their lifestyle though.

This seller will end up with $0 (yes a big fat ZERO), so they are hoping that some sucker might just give them something more than that!

the pig gets fat and the hog gets slaughtered!

Not having a fat buyers list is a huge detriment to any wholesaler.

What's the biggest 'deal burner'?

Simply offer your side of the commission to the listing brokers with the most REO listings and you will see a big fat smile on the other side.

As for mailing the check, I've offered to go by and pick up the rent, provide self addressed stamped envelopes or meet them somewhere but it always seems like they've put us landlords on the back burner.

BTW, it is pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered...