The buyers do not want Jim Bob fresh out of training that has little to no clue what he is doing.

We replace the lists with fresh data every 6 months and keep on rolling...But there are special groups like expired listings or tax liens or divorce that we might just hit once or twice near the event and not necessarily continue mailing to them.Also, think about how DIRECT MAIL fits into your larger marketing strategy - we also like OUTDOOR (billboards, bandits, etc.) and ONLINE (AdWords).  

I've very successfully renegotiated the price after inspections uncovered issues.

Thanks for that great fresh ground smell reminder and more importantly, how important to being successful, waking the sun up and not the other way around.

If you uncover any concerning issues you can go over them with the applicants before signing.I'd also recommend going through the lease, explaining any important restrictions and the penalties.

We put it up for sale on Craigslist for $300 a couple days ago and had someone pick it up today and buy it for $250.That made mew think that with all of the active investors we have here on BP, some of you must have some cool or not so cool "treasures" you uncovered while rehabbing homes. 

I am also freshly stung by the bug and will be looking to make my first investment likely in or around Atlanta within the coming months.  

Neither of those puts you in a good position,  so maybe you draft a fresh check for that same amount; you might choose to back date it as well.

Fresh into the game of REI.

I think the key to passing is cram your classes into the shortest period of time possible, and once you are done with all your pre-license classes (90hrs) take your tests right away while information is still fresh.