Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

You're going to have to spend a bit of time researching markets but I think picking a market you like to visit is always good. every vacation becomes a write off! 

They don't write books, do seminars or post on social media.

I am at this writing currently selling a 35 acre tract to a big developer who is converting the local golf course here in Oregon that was zoned Open space.. they have been successful in getting the rezone..

Ryan Dossey that's a great Pro Tip, that I will write right along slide my list.

Some buy to park money, others do 1031 exchanges or they simply buy them for a tax write-off. 

And when I speak with people (or write on my blog) I'm always VERY transparent about the unique challenges of the market there.

That + reading Start with Strategy and filling out the accompanying workbook to help me actually visualize and write down my goals with a plan has really helped me a lot! 

When you write things like this, you remove all the value from anything you said before.

Lol  Just cancel it then and walk away :)  take the write off at the end of the year.