They follow all the rules about above fold content, opt-in boxes to promote higher conversion rates.

@Matt Good, have your wife interview as many agents as she needs to, to find one that is a good fit for her and her needs.The contract is the biggest thing, so any additional contracts classes she could take would pay off 1000-fold.

I fold the yellow letter twice to make it a quarter of the size and it fits perfectly.

My respect for licensed brokers has risen 100 fold. 

Often the extra 5-10k you put into higher end finishes/repairs will pay you back 2-3 fold in only a few years.

It can take some time to get them to take you under their wing but if you show them you are serious and offer to help them in their business however you can, they will eventually bring you into the fold.

My purpose is two-fold: 1) to help me keep organized and have a reference manual that I can look back on, add to and tweak as needed 2) provide instructions for every task that I could possibly outsource/hire out down the road so that I can scale and grow my business.Any stories, tips or advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.  

.______________________________________________ The upfront agreementIn order for the upfront agreement to work, you need to frame it as a very fair, 2 way business agreement.Here is a possible exchange…After the walk through, you’re sitting at the kitchen table, looking at both mom and dad the sellers.I fold my hands and I looked very solemn, I try to give them is kind of an expression is possible, as sincere as possible, I have my legal pad, a pen, and a blank letter of intent in front of me.I also have a folder of comps and rental information on the subject property.So here’s the upfront agreement…Investor: “So Bob and Susan thanks for the walk through, I just wanted to talk about how I’d like to see our business relationship work.My job is to look at the property, look at all the financial information, then make a decision, on the spot.To keep coming back over and over thinking about possible deals is not what I do.What I do isif the location is right,the condition of the property is right,the layout of the property is right,the existing financing payments are right, andthe attitude of the sellers are right,then my job is to put together the deal structure that works for me,and I basically give the project the green light.Not a yellow light or a red light, but green light,the analogy here is that we go forward and get the paperwork done tonight.To keep coming back is not a good business plan, takes up too much time and nothing gets done.

Bi-fold closet doors... this place has tons of closets, but most of the doors were off the tracks and broken in some way or another.  

“The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.”"