Best method used in our area is HEAT they basically heat up the whole area with a huge piped in blower and heat the units till temp reaches XXX and kills the tricky little blood suckers.Hard to determine as who brings them in they can lay dormant for long periods.

Hearing that someone made $50K from a flip in less than 6 months may seem cool, but learning the craft, putting in the blood, sweat and tears and making over $50K/month is even cooler.

We often opt for insulation, sealing all cracks/drafts, rotating/circulating fan, and thermostatically controlled space heater (all on house meter).

And most of the legit deals are circulated within the local CRE community to those with money, connections and experience.  

I ususally do not take that line but my blood is boiling.

My Dad says he spilt blood at the Alamo, he tried jumping over a low rock wall at a parking space out front, fell and skined his chin!

I got to see a lot of blood and guts.

Spoon feeding her deals and commission"If you feel your agent doesn't bring value to the table than cut them loose and do it on your own.My neighbor across the street is an engineer and refers to brokers/agents as "blood sucking vampires".Great if he feels that way.I feel he is way overpaid for what he does as well.So people will many times look at things through a different filter depending on what side of the fence they are on.Dual agency along with buyer rebates are against the law in some states.So when people are posting things it is best to check with your state about what is or is not acceptable.In my database I have about a thousand investors.I work with only a select few on a daily basis and the rest are deal driven meaning if I have the property and they have cash we do the transaction.Some want a relationship and some don't.I would express to the agent what you expect for the fee.You can't expect from someone what you don't tell them you want.Then if they don't rise to your expectations you have been clear and make the break with a clear conscious.

I have heard there is a form or two circulating that will help in estimating repairs.

Derek,most people think that you have to mass advertise which I disagree, you have to pick a smaller list and continue to work that and be in their presence more and your results will be better. 25 letters send 4 times a month to a specific list is better than 1000 letters once every month to a bigger list. every one thinks you just need one way to do marketing, you have to always be flexible and have variety of stuff to do your marketing with to generate new blood. all business either have too much or too little business as it is never balanced, its either family or feast. you should never turn off the marketing machine and constantly be looking out to take in new business with different strategies, as your business grows you continue using marketing but get pickier who you want to take on as a client. there is no magi pill of one item for successful marketing there are probably over 30 different things to do and you must be doing all 30 to get new customers.