This thread is so old that the original players could all be bankrupt by now.

Don't be afraid to replace the players and let them know about the high standards you expect and that should reduce some of the problems.

I am a "retired" professional poker player, I have been fortunate to do fairly well over the years in poker, but I have become disillusioned with playing the game for a living, and feel like it is time for a change. 

I've spent the last month and half going through the wealth of information on this site, listening to the podcasts, trying to educate myself about real estate investing, and the industry as a whole, as best I can.Now that I have a base knowledge of the various businesses and players within the real estate industry - and my wonderful girlfriend is willing to support my endeavours - I'm ready to commit and am seeking to make inroads.

Every industry has players that don't always conduct themselves in a polite manner.

Say goodbye to tracking individual receipts - every single SKU that you buy goes online... this is true for both HD and Lowes.It's also super helpful to be able to hand your key players a charge card and stop having to do endless phone sales (Which take FOREVER if there's a line)IMO, it's a lot more helpful than having a business CC with employee cards... wrangling receipts is never, ever fun or easy when you're dealing with a process that may entail several trips a day to various stores.I also encourage the use of gas account cards for underlings for the same reason - they report every dime spent to your online account.

Getting into rehabs can be made easier with a solid contractor who is a team player and executes his role efficiently.

I don't think anyone's forgotten about the Cavs players they just do not compare to the Lakers all around team.

The more you talk to the players in the game, i.e., sellers, buyers, agents, escrow, etc. you'll find out that their all just people.

When I started as a agent I went to the board library and the old section that was just gathering cobwebs, turned out to be a goldmine, stuff from 1911-1939 proved to be the best course I ever took as an agent and made me a player instead of a spectator.