Unfortunately I don't buy in Milwaukee (I stick to the chicagoland area), but if you deal with wholesalers put in a clause or have an addendum they have x business days to find a buyer and resell the contract if you do sign.

Credibility Package - $7,800 reduced to $5,800 if you sign up right away. 2 to 3-month payment plans available. 

If the signs point to selling, consult your CPA about the tax implications.

But a lot of these builders want to roll up and start putting sticks on the ground, so they want to see essentially everything ready to go to the city/county for approval before they sign on. 

It's difficult to see how a tenant will be after screened and signing a lease.

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I just signed up last week.

They then decided to scale, hired Joe Namath as a spokesperson (I know, right there that’s the sign this was headed for disaster) and went around the country drumming up interest in investing in their newly formed REITs.

I know some landlord's show up with something for them to sign or fill out that they previously (on purpose) forgot to give them, but you could also just be upfront and say a visit is part of your screening process - you check the condition of the rooms to see how the unit is being taken care of.

If you are going for college students you will most likely also have their parents co-signing for them since most of the students will probably have next to no credit score or income.