Introduce yourself, strike up a conversation with the homeowners, and let them know you're interested in buying houses nearby.Networking: Create connections with other real estate experts, such as contractors, investors, wholesalers, and property managers.

If we turn the tables and say it could be a 95% failure ratio. ( doubt it's ever that high but just for conversation sake) In general for the whole country if we count everyone.

I'm excited to have a good conversation with him because it'll be a good learning experience from an experienced investor and a good relationship builder.

Total rehab conversion to offices.

if ballooning, i would try a bank or CU who can do a standalone 2nd for you to pay off that $155k only... but something 30 year amortization. if its on another property, then... different conversation.

Will also allow you to manage intro conversations better with other agents when you are looking for deals as an investor.

I am in the process of doing that myself as I am very top heavy in real estate which isn’t a bad place to be but I’ve gotten some really good insight on my real estate portfolio from two 45 minute conversations.

I am so glad I have several choices rather than just evict.I tell her pay or leave she just pay the full amount of thr rent.And then she suddenly refuse any coperate consider as roomate.So make us hard time.Also after any kind of conversation, she call the police that she is being harressment from us.Like clean the kitchen, dont change the thermometer on purpose such like that.I think I should hire lawyer to evict her. she does so much police report and noise.Thanks again everyone.

Like everything else, there is always a gray area where you can get great result from a supposedly 'regular' agent and conversely, get a 'regular' result from a great expert. 

And let's not forget the ecosystem that supports this—realtors, property managers, cleaners, photographers, stagers, etc.Let's keep this conversation going.