Thank you @Liz Chen for having the boldness of posting your experience as it's really been on BP.

The color hue doesn't match the front. 

Look for the words WITH POWER OF SALE in bold capitol letters, this is not an implied power.

Just to be clear, the bolded comment above is not fact just because you say so.

One of these (Bolded) things can be a logical argument for hiring him, but not both.If straight up hiring this person is so expensive that you're concerned about it, but you think he'll make more money taking a share of the profit (to his benefit), then you have a straightforward math problem that you need to sort out for yourself.

So if I may be so bold as to ask what is a note investor?

(BOLD are strongest leanings) We WERE looking at Naples / Marco Island but think it might be too built up in Naples (busy), and possible too far removed in Marco Island (???).

There are very happy landlords in all 5 counties, and the numbers below are simply different hues of winning deals.Recognizing that entire markets shift between cheering and groaning, and my answer here may not be valid in 12 to 24 months, here is my data from the past 10 days comparing the average Gross Yield (est rents x 12 / asking price) for all 5 counties using only properties with a Gross Yield of 8% or more: (click to enlarge)Summary:Utah county seems to give the best return.  

I have not ever called someone in that situation...they might be a little put off..but if you're that bold, maybe go for it. 

Hello everyone, My name is Aeron and I've come to BiggerPockets to learn and maintain knowledge in the buying and hold market, as well as flips/turns. I've been a property manager for roughly 2.5 years now, and seeing...