To find them is easy...go to a local REI club, and shake hands with a few dozen of the guys that strike you as motivated.

You want the strike price for the option you're selling to be higher than on the one you bought.

Maybe 10% to 25% more.If you can lock in a "strike price" of 20% less than comps today, 36 months lease, by the time you exercise, I believe you should not be risking much, especially if you can receive a rent credit to further decrease your strike price.Short leases are not a good idea right now with exercise of option sales prices based on current market comps.I hope that helps,Brian

Those dark forces arrayed against American democracy are waiting for a moment to strike, a national crisis that will allow them in the name of national security and moral renewal to shred the Constitution.

Most RE agents are in the business a few years before they strike up consisteny clients.

Dan_Auito: the more hooks in different streams the betterjohnmichael: If you do not understand this one point you will not make it to the level you need to beDan_Auito: multiple offers, adds and acquisition techniquesjohnmichael: Many of us know who Mickey Mantle is and that he had - 536 Home Runsjohnmichael: but we forget that he had Over 1,700 Strikes to get to the 536 home runs.Dan_Auito: babe ruth home run king and strike out king as welljohnmichael: Over my years of teaching I have found that most fails simply due to the strikesDan_Auito: learn to accept rejectionjohnmichael: It only takes one dealDan_Auito: a month!

-Consider striking some clauses in the agreement.

Even though she is in financial straights, as the owner of record I believe she will need to be a part of any agreement.If you strike an agreement with all parties you can get it before all the world knows.The advantage of talking with the owner in this case is, she would have no motivation to hide any defects that you don't want to be suprised with.

I hate having a phone cable pluged in to my computer due to lightening strikes as I had one that went right through a UPS backup and surge protector once and have been leary every since.

At its heart it shows a few things that I think are pretty important:1) the counter-NAR/MLS culture is trying to get organized and strike in the right place -- Congress2) NAR lobbyists are all over the subcommittee already, they see this type of hearing as a direct attack on their bread and butter; their presence is directly reflected in the comments of the congressmen3) If you're looking for future trends, here they are; the writing is on the wall.