I think your clients should think about this as short-term funding that they would need to pay back rather than a long-term solution for capital.

I'm all about finding problems to solutions and figuring out how to make something work rather than simply conceding that it cannot work.

In the pitch I include just a couple of my projects from the last year as a reference to my experience. 

Simple solution to that- don't run slums, keep your properties in good order. 

Quote from @Christina Hall: Let me guess your solution is SEO 😆 I’ve spent 20 years in sales/marketing and I have to say it’s never a single strategy We are also buying up expensive keywords on google I hear this constantly when I try to help peopleI do ONE single strategy because that ONE strategy is the one that actually works.Will you do 15 different strategies just because there is some unspoken rule that says "Don't do just one strategy?". 

So, I reached out to a local brokerage, and they referred me to an agent with significant experience.This man has built a $30 million portfolio himself, and in just a couple of meetings, he completely shifted my perspective.

Offer to buy them a few indoor portable heaters until you find a solution. 

You will need to work out a mutually-agreeable solution. 

You definitely want to use a thorough screening method like rentprep.com that gets their income, credit, background check, and call at least 3 references (make sure to verify them by address/job and then their name).  

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