This reminds me of Seth Godin's book "The Dip" and how we will all go through low's in our business in different ways, but if we hang in there, keep pushing, adjust and innovate as needed, there is usually something pretty good ahead.  

@Willow Baum wow, that's quite a problem to have. 1031'ing your properties and picking up some turnkeys might be a solution, but that's not innovative.

I'm also getting started here now and I'm due to be on terminal leave in Nov.

The Old Fourth Ward neighborhood has garnered national attention as “a cradle of culinary and artistic innovation and as a symbol of gentrification.”

The market for non-internet using landlords has to be shrinking.Keep innovating.

This steering is "why discount brokers and for-sale-by-owner transactions have failed to steal sales from real estate agents" sauce 2Disruptive innovation will benefit the consumer as it has with travel agents, classified ads, stock brokers, and car dealers.

LOL I agree with honesty being critical, but you also have innovative strategies that work, that you explain clearly, and a ton of experience.

I guess they need to give you some new "innovative ideas" to justify their program price.

Travis,Congrats for attempting to be innovative.

The massive back log of foreclosure properties appears to be pushing through the system again at an increased rate in Cook County, IL (Chicago).Properties sold back to the lender at foreclosure auctions increased 62% in Nov 2011 over the prev month (1789 vs. 1100 units).