All I have to do is find out what the seller wants;find out what my buyer needs;swish the two together so it all blends;write it out, sign and smile?

I just sit back and smile when its boldly apparent what they are trying to do.

You want to rip out the first dozen pages of glossy pics with smiling executives.

I like your option 3 a lot - but I'm also intrigued by "Arthur buys Houses" if you have a picture of you with it, smiling.

needless to say once I brought my manager on and she released the property to the higher rent rate I was all smiles.

That's an advantage of a broker, knowing who will smile on which borrower and the best place to fund/buy the loan.You schedule certainly shows the difference it can make if a borrower has compensating factors, assets and reserves that can increase their borrowing power. :)

Either way, making an 15% return on your initial investment is all smiles.

Unless you want the tenant in court to smile at you and want the judge to award damages AGAINST YOU to pay the tenant you do not need to even think about turning off the water etc.You might want to talk to an eviction attorney at this point with this pro tenant to see what it will take to get them out.

I start to look through their pictures, and smile, I like them....then I notice...they have not been on Facebook in years!

Hey Jonathan, with your encouraging words and kind smile, I can feel my confidence level on the rise.