Again I am not anti this model.

@Maxwell Lee the first thing you have to know is that "standard" isn't legal according to anti trust laws, so the reality is you can negotiate this.

Trying to comply with some anti-kickback law.

It seems like in her interview with Sharon, she was also mentioning something about having sellers screen themselves for her and even send her pictures of properties.I know that there seems to be an anti-guru, anti-course sentiment here. $1,200 is a lot of money but I could easily lose that much by not doing a direct mail campaign properly or by not getting a great deal when I buy.Any thoughts?

It's as if you're all of a sudden anti-intellectuals because it suits your argument when you could just say that you're wrong about something.

Money/anti-debt guru Dave Ramsey lost his wealth and almost lost his marriage when he went bankrupt after his short-term notes got called. 

So when I read threads that state that all of those programs are scams, I speak out to try to help people who are new and inexperienced see that some programs can be really worth it and not to just follow the anti-guru crowd. 

Had it with WA's anti-landlord climate.

This is true even if the borrower may not be personally liable for the excess amount by reason of the contractual terms of the debt or the operation of state anti-deficiency statutes or similar laws.

Although we no longer do this in Oregon and Washington because of the anti equity skimming laws.. you can end up in serious trouble buying a pre foreclosure and not following the rules.Good luck with it..