I keep looking and adding to my list of other potentials that all are within the criteria (ie cash flow, good neighborhood, age of home, etc. you get it, we all have criteria) but the dynamics of the market are wreaking havoc.I cross it off (still keeping an eye out because the contract may very well just fall through) and look for other properties, otherwise I wouldn’t have anything to assess.It doesn’t drive me too crazy but I can see it being a nightmare for a realtor (are investor-realtors more understanding and amenable to this dynamic – yes I think so) The quick assessment now leads me to see if it will be a good investment.

My wife and I rode through the neighborhood today, and just visually checked out the outside of the home. 

I deluded myself into visualizing that bag of rolled up yellow letters as a bag full of rolls of money; I just needed to deliver enough of them to make it happen.

In the areas we invest in, I'd say we're just at the cusp of switching from landlord to tenant pays for the brokers fees - give it another 1-2 years and the areas will be solidly tenant pays.Moral of the story, understand the dynamics of your specific target neighborhood so you can evaluate appropriately.

This "gentrification" of urban core areas is having a dynamic impact on real estate. 

I know I am suppose to network, and e-mail them to refresh their memories of me, but I am just having a hard time trying to visualize a scenario on how I would use their services, as I have no experience of being a landlord yet.Thanks in advance- Alain

Be sure to include pics so they can visualize!

Visualizing repairs?

That volume-referral dynamic may be the sort of icing on the cake that gets a phone call returned.Or, and I say this only partially in jest, massively expand the scope of the job.

What is a Negotiation Dynamic?