(continues describing different types of harassment)Mail is a legal form of communication.

However, communications with the bank were slow and uncertain and as a result they kept tacking on late fees and penalties which ate up a good portion of his good faith payments, such that he is still NOT good –in fact he’s 90 days and some $18K in arrears.

Automate your business as much as possible - use voice mail for seller leads/tenant issues, create good Statement of Works for your contractors, move majority of relationships with insurance agents, contractors, etc to email first communication.4.

Before making an offer, I contacted the two bankers I'd had reasonable success communicating with in the past about the deal:$50k purchase price$30k in repairsARV $110-125kNot the deal of the century, but the low entry price point was irresistible to me.

Format a nice letter, leave the code violations and communications out of it, and maybe something will come of it.

If your communication with prospective sellers and buyers looks like you're running your business entirely from an iPhone by texting, you don't come across as someone very close to the money (or even the person who knows the person with the money).I'm going to give you two gifts, absolutely free of charge.

@Steven Stokes I definitely want to move forward with an honest and transparent business plan and keep communication open.

@Chris Moore I would highly recommend listening to the Podcast which talks about creating a flipping business while have a full time job: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/11/14/bp-podcast-044-creating-systems-flip-houses-still-employeed-michael-woodward/ Michael did a great job of communicating what he did with a full time job.

This year, I've decided mostly to focus on flipping houses because I don't think I'm ready to get involved with landlording or hiring property managers, etc.I just joined my local REIA Tampa Bay chapter and will begin attending meetings, but I'm hoping to learn more about certain things online as well, things I've been having trouble narrowing down in the forums.I'm wondering about:•How hard money lenders work, and how you communicate with/propose deals that a person in that position.

I love to communicate with like minded individuals and absolutely love real estate!