It's not a sound way of doing business, especially if you hire some random VA to call for you in an area they know nothing about.Agents should always be building their sphere and creating warm inbound marketing from social media, events, and meetups instead of doing spray and pray.

Curious to know opinions from real estate agents, flippers, developers and anyone in the know regarding what home buyers generally would prefer.

Reach out to GC's, realtors, PM's, and lenders who know the area.

Does anyone know a good way to get paint off hard wood without having to restore the floor or tarnish the stain? 

Raising Capital – Acquiring Assets – Executing EffectivelyWhat I like about raising capital is you have to know about all aspects of the business.

Know what will happen?

Something between #1 and #2I know the answer is probably something like "however the numbers work best", but I'm looking for general guidance.

That lets you know it is out there and it can be done! 

Furthermore if they are always paying they probably will stiff you in the end if they know they aren't going to get the deposit back. 

I want to know if there is anything I can do right now that will help me in becoming a realtor in the future.