It would even make sense to have someone you meet at REIA go over the deal and see what he/she thinks about it (someone different from the seller, natch :) (And yes, you should slip him some money for his time and/or at least treat him to dinner).You should also go to a bank/credit union and get pre-qualified for a mortgage.

I even printed a copy of my best BP buy and hold report and brought it to our family dinner tonight. 

Next time you're in town I'll buy you dinner.

Most RE Agents want the deal to Close so they can get paid, not have a conversation that turns into a Thanksgiving Dinner fight over whether Ohio should beat Michigan or that Hillary really DID launder money through the Clinton Foundation.

I can't help you with your pig question, but I made pulled pork in my crockpot yesterday and it was DELICIOUS!

Hey, Last night I was watching movies and enjoying a delicious sandwich when an idea popped into my head for real estate investing.

My dog uses this method on me often and I always end up feeding him from the dinner table.

After closing the agent and I were enjoying dinner and a few drinks and she brought up that as long as I wasn't going to have any lookers before the next afternoon or evening I should think about doing a few minor things to the house to amp my profit.Since the house is on a dirt road, with white brick it was a bit dirty, had TURQUOISE SHUTTERS AND SCREEN DOOR, and had ugly curtains in addition to mini blinds.

Also works great for that booster seat for the kiddo at the dinner table.

One of my business partners who sold his garbage and recycle business to waste management in 99 for 65million .. he LOVED to set up people in this conversation.WE would be at a club event or a dinner party or wine deal at one of the local Napa wineries ( we were both members of the same CC) and I can hear it coming.. someone who does not know him and was usually a stock broker would start up the what are you investing in conversation.. and Bill that's his name.. would say I have double tax free muni's  and of course the borker would say UGH those only return 3 to 4% you can do much better your cash flow is very low.. he would say.. well it depends on how many of those bonds you have.. and then proceed to tell him he had about 40 mil in those bonds.. so making a nice 100 to 150k a month double tax free kept him in beans and rice. not to mention the 40 acre vineyard estate he owns in Napa that he bought from the president of firemans fund insurance ( awesome house) and his lake front house at Tahoe his two or three trophy ranchs for hunting.. etc etc..