I've seen many different forms of promotions to get a renter to sign early; gift cards, percentage off of rent, or something like a small deposit for a pet, etc. 

This way I can track my costs, keep contractors from stealing materials, and finally get points on my credit card for free vacations.  

What kind of post card design works best? 

loan is 4% vs a credit card 21% .

Wondering what credit card you like to use to manage your VR/STR to reap the points from general Op Ex? 

New fed chair = wild card. 

There are already statutes and regulations regarding fraud and deception in real estate transactions.Educating people who want to be educated is fine, but if a governing body restricts the pool of ready and willing buyers, more properties will go to foreclosure and sit on the market longer.Real estate investors perform a vital function in every jurisdiction: putting properties back on the market, in good condition.Many of the properties they buy could never pass conventional lender's inspection because they typically require tens of thousands of dollars in repairs that most homeowners do not have or cannot do themselves.Additionally, many real estate investors near metropolitan centers can access almost an unlimited pool of funding to buy and remodel properties if the numbers work.From contract to close, the time can be in as little as 3-4 business days.The delay is mostly waiting on title companies.So when flippers mail letters and post cards to owners saying they can "close quick" and "all cash", that is a fact, not fraud.Of course, realtors will recommend you list your property – that's how they make money – so they are self-interested, which makes the report biased.Maybe next time you can have a "flipper" on you show for balanced reporting.The idea of anyone feeling "pressured" by getting a post card or flyer is ludicrous.If the homeowner doesn't want to sell, the solution is to throw them away.But the idea of "there ought to be a law" is equally ludicrous.If there are bad actors committing fraud, the answer is to enforce the laws already on the books.Out of all the properties posted for sale every 1st Tuesday of the month at the trustee's sale, a very large percentage never make it because they are bought by the very flippers you disparaged.If not for the real estate investing community, cities around the country would look much, much worse.My biggest complaint with your report is that you completely failed to get the rest of the story.Your editor needs address this."

Well I am currently still a college student and got a 750+ credit score just by putting my purchases on a credit card and paying it off every month - I didn't have any large loan history like a mortgage or a car up until this point and used my life savings to purchase the two homes.

I just hate to see these young kids spend what little savings they may have or run up credit cards when they don't really have the skills..its just like when I had my real estate brokerages over the years... only a certain amount made a living out of it. less than 50% of agents who try..

The ones that are good deals they might buy it from the student directly or partner with them.I am talking about the industry in general and not about a particular company.If people go to these events leave the credit cards at home.