My luck is based on being first and therefore demonstrating I will close asap no hiccups, having a great realtor (listing agent is not tech saavy and my realtor knew how to work with him), and just plain emotional appeal (I will be living in it, it will not be run by a bad name property management company with an owner that will never see the place). 

So you'd want to be very sure of your demonstrable intent.

@Jaylyn Heartso Just to verify....do you actually have your own cash and reliable financing lined up, and have you demonstrated this to your agent.

Somewhere around here there's a video of Brandon demonstrating the BP Rental Property Calculator, which goes through this stuff.

Be prepared to ask questions about his re experience and knowledge of the area..Ask questions about process and listen carefully to his answers to verify he can demonstrate his knowledge.Bottom line, whether both of you can work together to achieve your goals.If you google up, there are resources about hiring re agents and questions you need to ask..Also, request him to add you to MLS so you can get listing of properties filtered to your criteria..

To demonstrate their resolve they recently asked their lawyer to reach out to our real estate agent.

If you want to advertise your company, you're welcome to do so in our Classifieds forum or you can contact me privately to discuss our other advertising programs.By answering user questions and demonstrating your expertise and willingness to help - instead of just asking people for their business -- you're going to do a whole lot better with this community....

Over "selling" a deal, a grey area, demonstrates your knowledge if you're calling a dog in a rougher area a great deal and over estimating the potential.

You can also stipulate in the paperwork at the bank that only your partner can withdraw money or that both of you have to sign in order to withdraw funds.I think you have to demonstrate some level of seriousness and form an LLC if you're going to be putting in offers.

I am brand new to this whole game, so pardon if this question demonstrates my ignorance, but why would someone pay $900-1000 per month rent for a house that they could buy themselves and have a $438 mortgage payment?