Your ice cream might have melted in that time.

Both my kids worked at ice cream parlors, and they were able to schedule around school and other activities.

There could be a fair amount of money spent while holding until a future resale or future refinance.I would not be put off by the $5K but I suspect you will find many people want to shave it down.

What method(s) have you found to most accurately calculate what a tenant will pay to rent a house?

By focusing on a smaller market (like vacant houses and probates) you are sure to get the cream of the crop that noone knows about.Foreclosures are public record, and they are fair game.

Thanks , i will do that , it took me 2 weeks to get the place back to the way it was before she moved in , i don't think i have ever met anyone as lazy and stupid and i hope i never do again , she put a chair in the bathtub to shave her legs and cracked the brand new bathtub i put in just before she moved in , i have rented this house out 3 times previously and have never had a problem like this i guess i just got lucky until now , beware even if people check out on paper doesn't mean they aren't lazy and stupid , i wonder if her previous landlord lied to get rid of her ?

It seemed to me the fastest way to shave 2-3% off purchase price and save 2-3% on selling price.

Flashy cars, big boat in the water, work 5 hours a week....all seem to go hand in hand with the TV guru's.I know a lot of the guys from the 80's have filed BK, done jail time or are just broke.

Wouldd the commission be based on a percentage of the amount they shaved off the amount owed doing the short sale, or based on the sales price?

I agree with Ryan,I deal in lower income areas and my cream of the crop are 2/1.. mostly single mothers, 1 or 2 kids, the 2/1 work perfect.