Legal and technical title questions about real estate pop up very frequently too, as do queries about monetizing opportunities and deal with problem people.

Businesses have to monetize to stay afloat.

Fortunately, he was smart enough the stockpile the $2,000/mo net rents from the entire portfolio... but he had about $40k in expenses in one year for these 5 properties.

I'm sure as you said, there are plenty of other ways for an agent to monetize off the relationship

How are you other wholesalers monetizing the leads?

So how good of a business coach could I be if I can’t even monetize my own knowledge?  

@Christian Mendonca, why not do a M453 sale (monetized installment sale)? 

So, buying a property with a looming balloon payment offers fewer choices to monetize since someone will need to pony up a couple hundred grand in order to keep this property  or write a big check from a new loan upon acquisition. 

Doesn't $1268/mo net on $2200/mo gross seem reasonable?

I think it is logical, systems are not fair and while these mature over time we will have to learn how best to monetize.