They have a reputation as the country's worst airline and nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING, but it cheap is a goal they're an option.

If you are hired in a company or made a working partner you may be fine, if you're just paid a commission on your own for a deal you may have problems.Folks wanting to get started in RE need to think down the road as to what they do to establish their reputation with other RE pros in the area, including Realtors and generally they don't look positively on birddogs. :)

That's not fair to the agent(s) and other parties involved, and could end up giving me a less than stellar reputation as an investor.

Thats why I turned to BP to ask professionals because I dont want to create a sticky situation for myself and reputation.

I've been emailing an attorney that was referred to me by a reputable investor in my area and was wondering if $500 for up to 4 hours of work is too much to be paying for his legal services?

I would consider building a targeted website for the demographics you are searching for and then working with a web developer to SEO the site as much as possible.I would suspect though that networking will most likely bring you your biggest leads early on.

Hello all,My name is Eston "EJ" Johnson and I am a Creative Director/Web Designer/Web Developer living in the Houston Spring area.

If a broker or lender clams up and is not open with you, just say next as usually there are cob webs and skeletons somewhere.

I personally invest local web though properties don't meet the 2% rule.

May I suggest the following:I am also a general contractor, and if I under estimate the job, i eat it to protect my reputation, but never by 25%, yikes, he probably did not get estimates from his subs.