Real estate agents walk a fine line here in Dallas and don't bad-mouth wholesalers because they can be entered into the BBB and get a complaint file against them.Joe Gore

My experience with really good property managers is that they attract business through word of mouth.  

Needless to say I was pretty shocked when the words out of his mouth were something along the lines of, “Oh yeah, I don’t work with that PM anymore.

Currently I am using Bing PPC, Website advertising, Word of mouth.  

WRONG.As soon as the owner answered the door, I gave the whole " Hi my name is Terry, I would like to speak with you about purchasing your property" and handed a card........ very humbly but confident, as to not put anyone off.Immediately I get a F OFF and a door closed in my face.This has happened before and will more than likely happen again.Now normally I would walk away and cross that one off my list, do not visit, do not mail, however, I opened my mouth and some words were exchanged.Next thing I know the home owners wife has grabbed me by the shirt and starts shaking me!!!!!!!

If the transaction was strictly word to mouth would this then be okay?

Its a win win for both, everyone is HAPPIER!!  

(hard money/nonrefundable deposit puts your money where your mouth is here)Results:I let listing agent double-end last FNMA foreclosure, and got him to accept my conventional financing offer, even though he stated they were accepting cash-only offers the first thing when I first spoke with him.

It is very much a word-of-mouth, referral business.

I didn't know I couldn't do those things.Ended up with a check from the title company for $8,700 and I couldn't have been happier!