Some agents can get really sensitive when presenting offers to sellers.

The Preforeclosure notices are done once a week due to the fact that only a hand full come out each day and the information isn't nearly a time sensitive as upset bids and the upcoming sales information.

Thanks everyone for such a great community.One question I have is:I have heard people talk about how often in a booming market, you'll have tons of over-leveraged investors who, when there is a big crash, they go bankrupt.How do you safeguard against this kind of thing?

and was looking for all the possible pitfalls I should expect as well as all the possible safeguards I should insist on.

Make sure they they have any sensitive or confidential information blacked out.

That's the time sensitive piece.  

Costly factors when purchasing a  property, especially a buy and hold, are unforeseen costs, especially those that could have been avoided. For example: roofing, sewer, boiler, furnace, fire safety, foundation stabili...

Things that used to be called "drainage" or "swamp land" now can be deemed homes to fairy shriimp, or listed as environmentally sensitive, and "wetlands".

Now that I use debt to finance hard assets like income property, I fell like I have something better to safeguard my family than mutual funds.

But I think eventually they will go up and that might be an issue for some.The smart investors I know run sensitivity analysis to see what their exit looks like with higher rates and higher caps.