People don’t realize how affordable it is and it’s something so valuable to have.  

Quote from @Stacey Macias: Most people don't realize that California isn't just Norther California and Southern California.

You are just having them spend money in an attempt to trade realized tax deferred liability into tax deferred liability.It depends on what they need/want. 

They generally don't want people to feel taken advantage of dealing with someone who has training without realizing it. 3.

maybe it legal reasons, but they don’t seem to be holding their portfolios is separate entities.I realize my example is of distressed properties..

NAR isn't the end all be all police for the entire real estate industry, which everyone needs to realize, although they have lots of influence.

We realized that tapping into our TSPs was foolish when considering our income.

However, I quickly realized that I could ask for a down payment from the buyer.

We knew this risk going in and just left out cash in and are doing great with them, of course your a little cash poor for a minute but you'll be realizing heavy cash flow so it wasn't a big deal for us.

I tell our customers all of the time, when you're steadily pursuing highly distressed leads with this criteria it's not a question of if, but how often you will contact the heir to a property who either didn't realized they owned, or they though the property had already been auctioned off by the bank or county.