Most people answer zero.

I’m happy to be in a forum with fellow investors and people wanting to master real estate.  

People move, people get busy, people have remorse, people get new SPOUSES, and very very rare is the X that is 100% cooperative and willing to sign anything that gets put in front of them. 

My wife and I have overhauled our personal budget to reflect the 'pay yourself first' approach (allocate in order: income comes in -> invest -> donate -> fixed expenses -> variable expenses -> fun $$).We are looking to see what experienced people generally recommend for a holding tank for that 'invest' allocation while we target our first real estate deal.What financial vehicles have you guys used that works well for this?

Second, people with criminal records are in need of housing and have made great tenants for us.

Weekends for a lot of people are usually tied up with kids sports, family functions and trips.

A lot of people spend their time doing this, but it's not a good use of time because it can not teach you anything relevant without seeing each one in person.

So, many people in your area may not realize its negotiable and just assume its always handled a certain way.

As the senior director fancy title man that you are you personally could offer much more for peoples time.

Call around and talk to a few people I'm pretty sure you will find someone who will make the time for you who can tell you pretty much on the phone if you could qualify and ballpark for how much.