With home owners, the more you start to explain things that are abbreviated and complex to explain the more they are going to feel unsure about you.

I am just overloaded with abbreviations reading through the forums and trying to sort them out.

Yes, there are lots of acronyms or abbreviations, what does it mean to "Set up some keyword alerts?"

So you write “Wanted $205,000.00,†then under that write, “Costs $24,600.00†on your yellow pad.Note: Don’t be too slick by blurting out calculated numbers.REI Statement: “The items that you are going to save by selling me the house are:"Real Estate CommissionTitle InsuranceEscrow FeesTransfer TaxNatural Hazard ReportTermite ClearanceRoof CertificationWater Heater StrappingSmoke DetectorsRepairs to Bring up to Market Standards4 to 6 months holding costs, waiting for it to sellMortgage PaymentsProperty TaxesProperty InsuranceMonthly MaintenanceNote: Using abbreviations while writing is okay as long as while you write you say aloud the complete word you’re abbreviating.

Using abbreviations while writing is okay as long as while you write you say aloud the complete word you’re abbreviating.

What exactly is an LLC (understand the abbreviation but am not sure why people are torn about whether or not investors need them)?

So you write “Wanted $205,000.00,” then under that write, “Costs $24,600.00” on your yellow pad.Note: Don’t be too slick by blurting out calculated numbers.REI Statement: “The items that you are going to save by selling me the house are:"Real Estate CommissionTitle InsuranceEscrow FeesTransfer TaxNatural Hazard ReportTermite ClearanceRoof CertificationWater Heater StrappingSmoke DetectorsRepairs to Bring up to Market Standards4 to 6 months holding costs, waiting for it to sellMortgage PaymentsProperty TaxesProperty InsuranceMonthly MaintenanceNote: Using abbreviations while writing is okay as long as while you write you say aloud the complete word you’re abbreviating.

That way, you pay attention to one professional who has the opportunity of giving you repeat leads.One thing I do when doing probate campaigns is identify the towns that have an assessor's database that allows you to lookup addresses by names and search for "est" or whatever the abbreviation would be out there for estate owned properties.

Sometimes the CADs don't have enough room in their system for a full name so they will abbreviate names.

This very abbreviated but should get you going.