I've been slowly teaching my daughter about compounding, not buying candy and other junk just because it is shiny and temporarily cool and that real estate is a great way to make a future.

The firefighters stopped by to pass out candy...kids loved it!

He gave me a list of things to do (buy balloons, candy, bottled water) and told me about sign placement...sounds easy enough.A couple of days later, he tells me that he also needs me to find buyers for a Duplex in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles that is in major need of a rehab.

The Chinese are buying up Detroit like they're kids in a candy store.  

The seller selling the assets want to see qualification to know that their assets are going in the right hands and not being passed around , like a candy bowl. 

Then I found the podcasts, they are like ear candy!

If they have, say 3 buyers who have only dealt with them, they may be able to raise issues if you try to steal a limited and regular source or group.This is not to be mistaken for franchise agreements, that's another animal, but if I'm in the candy business and I carry your product, you can't keep me from selling other products all over the country, you might be reasonable with competitive products in a 20, 30, 50 mile radius.It boils down to as to what is customary in an industry and non-compete agreements are not common in RE.

If your not ready to find and screen tenants on your own I’m sure that you could find a realtor that could help with that for a smaller fee than a property manager.When it comes to realtors / brokers I go through them like candy.

My credit union hands out prequals, which are pretty meaningless anyway, like candy.

I know myself, so for me personally I don't take cash because I'll loose it, spend in the candy machine, or my kids will sneak it out of my wallet.