Once you have your favorite vendors, you can include their item codes for ease of ordering and pricing.

@Mike Dymski- great quote- We can turn this thread into a forum for sharing your favorite quotes/concepts from his book :)I personally loved the idea that people are emotional and that negotiating is not about reaching a logical agreement, but more about making the other side FEEL things, like they should feel in control, understood etc.I'll post a quote next time I am on this website and have my book handy :)

Then of course many of the RR companies went bankrupt, or were bought by larger RR companies and no longer exist.One of my favorite stories is about a property that two attorneys said, "There's Nothing that can be done with this property." 

If you're considering a mentor I would try to not think about how much money they charge, do pros and cons of a few that you like (excluding $ amount), pick your favorite based on the value they bring, then factor in the money.

Northside, pleasant ridge, around the UC area, the suburbs north of the city are my favorites I avoid certain parts of Avondale and price hill, a section between downtown and the UC are the areas I avoid

Driving for dollars (or my favorite walking for dollars) is a way to learn to identify potential feals in your area.

Who has a favorite auction site for buying investment properties?

(It's my favorite part actually).

A couple of my favorites are Cozy and Zelle. 

If you can offer more money than they can reasonably get from an auction AND do so in a way that absolves them from showing favoritism, then you may be able to pull it offas a banker myself as far as I know selling assets through a non-bid process is a NO-NO. but I can't speak for all banks.