@Derek E. - Right.

@Alan E.

@Alan E., the answer to your questions is in your first sentence.The converse is also true: "If you don't make your money when you buy, you've lost money"! 

@Randy E.

A property is coming up for sale and the owners have passed and only son never got deed in his name e has passed which leaves 3 children left and the will has not been probated.

Ask to see the schedule E from their income taxes

@Shane E Haffey - Be sure to check out the "Events" Section under the above "Network" menu for all the different meetups with BiggerPocket members.There looks to be a Lake Norman meetup scheduled for tomorrow night in fact...   

Do you have E and O insurance to protect the agent?

And carving out time to quickly rehab units so the empty days are minimized.I e-mail my procedure manual to folks who PM me, as a starting point, if you are interested.If you decide to go it alone look for classes and/or local organizations to keep up with laws and for additional support.

Also look up E-Cornell Certificates.