New Starbucks, Home Depots, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and higher-end restaurants tend to be indicative of a community where the median income is good and population is growing.

.** And lastly, I don't want to sound greedy, but I am in need of some additional funds for my own REI projects... and wouldn't mind getting some kind of compensation in there as well.Please let me know if there is any additional information needed!!!

Over the last two years I am averaging 1 out of 7 all from the MLS (there was one from a wholesaler but it was previously on the MLS - he beat me to it and wasn't too greedy).

Kevin Tunney - I certainly agree with your post, however, here is teh thing: Most wholesalers who market other wholesalers deals, mark up the deal a second time (too greedy or too ignorant i guess) and it makes the deal not only too convoluted, but not a deal at all.Secondly, if you locked a deal and sent it to your entire buyers list, and none of them pulled the trigger, that tells me that you either don't have a good enough spread in your deal, or that your buyers list is too small, or that you locked a deal that did not meet any of your buyer's criteria.It is these reasons why I continue to preach that buidling a quality buyers list and getting each of their criteria is so important.

My time is valuable and my hustle is real, but I am not greedy, and I have worked for every $1 I have ever acquired, which helps me understand the value and importance of finding the best deal.

As long as you don't get greedy on the sale and over price you should be able to pull that off.

I wish more financial institutions in my area weren't as hard-headed and greedy, because many of the neighborhoods could have been revitalized long ago with a few short-sales.

Unfortunately, too many "gurus" or other wholesalers that care less about seller, greedy etc just go and lock everything up, are ok with pissing people off, they don't focus on long term business and then give everyone else a bad name. 

This turned into a headache because many General Contractors are very greedy, and do not turn jobs down; so that eventually leads to them stop showing up, or dragging out your project. 

Sounds like the agent was trying to be too greedy.