From this data, you can utilize a website bestplaces.net that will give you a breakdown of the percentage of homes that sold, in various price ranges, for a given zip code.

Even with a garnishment, you have to pay the attorney an up front fee and a percentage of collections, so you would be fortunate to recoup 50%.My advice is to have no ego, anger, or payback when making the decision.  

If you are nervous doing your own deal try to find an investor/partner that you find the deals for but you  also get a percentage (smaller at first ) of the deal.

I am mainly familiar with the deal structures in which I am a passive investor and that only covers a small percentage of the possible structures.#2 - You pay $50k as the sponsor, you raise $950k from private investors and you finance $4 million with the bank...$5 million total purchase price. 

With this route, you trade on percentage and points for their experience.It could give you a good start without your house as collateral.

There are factors that play into those percentages such as what state project is located in, your credit score, funds you have available, experience, etc...

.- I have to work under a broker for 2 years before I can apply for my brokers license in state of FL- I have to split my commission profit with broker and all funds/payments must be made out directly to the broker- the percentage commission I negotiate with property owners is my decisionDetermine best path to form Vacation Rental Property Management company being aware of my new status a sales associate- can I start my own business entity to establish and brand my VR management company now, or would/should I just wait the 2 years, get brokers license and then do so.

As I said, I've never done this, so is there a "rule of thumb" percentage of vacancy that I should go by?

What is your US tax compliance costs as a percentage of the NOI of your portfolio?

I will be speaking to a local real estate attorney about this but I wanted to see if BP had any experience with this.If I write up a work contract to hire this person and pay them a percentage of the deal once we close it, is that asking for trouble?