This example is not a good investment IMO because it does not provide good rental income nor does it provide very good prospects of above averager appreciation given the price structure I see.

I always make sure to visit a prospect's current home so I can preview what my unit will look like.

Many prospective tenants cannot afford more than $350 or $400 a month and end up in substandard housing.I have not yet determined what the numbers are but I could probably ask for $350 - 400 a month for each bedroom 1050- $1200 a month for a three bedroom property that I currently get 625 a month for without utilities.

How would you rank (best to worst) the following methods for bringing in GOOD tenant prospects?

I'm excited about the prospect of making new friends and getting to know this business.

So my question is, from the prospective of an investor, is there just to much baggage?

I don't know any that would do that, the ones I know are not starving and the reason they are not starving is that they would never do that.....What makes you think an agent wouldnot take your prospect to show another property?

Excel or a financial calculator is essential and actually running the numbers on a prospective property is better than a rule of thumb.Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human.

I figured out a way this morning to raise more money for a rehab and I wanted to pitch the idea to the community before I start negotiating with my prospective investor.

Thought that when I hand a card out with my property pic on it, which by the way I always do everywhere I go, that it might make it more appealing for a prospect to go to the professional website and take a further look see at my fantastic and beautiful properties(mine are better than everyone elses of course).