I am in the insurance industry but we have two fulltime employees doing nothing but cold calling apartment and commercial property owners... there is not magic bullet or phrase that can make a prospect interested.

I think people are certainly getting sick of the guru upsell as well -- that trend is turning in the right direction as well.

In Abu Dhabi, this trend is far more advance now, expatriates from different parts of the world are coming this way to invest because they know that UAE is a challenging yet lucrative place to invest and are 100% secure.

Of course if you are able to get a better return from appreciation and rents in certain "booming" areas, but of course this trend is never infinite.

After some reading i see that term does not have to equal amortization length due to balloon payments or resets.Let me re-phrase my question. 1.) 

A compromise would be Murray Hill...not trendy like Riverside but pretty decent and plenty of MFH options.

I am not sure how to phrase this question, the county record for a rental I am selling is incorrect, it does not have the correct square footage for a permitted addition, and the number of bedrooms is listed as three instead of four.

Just starting out and I have this idea that purchasing a town home from a builder would make for a great rental.Pros:- reputable builder- growing area in west Ottawa- trendy, new outlets, lots of new development- attract high level tenant- good for buy&hold long term Cons:- wait for closing- might be tough to rent if cannot show- lose most profit as it goes to the builder- would need a larger than usual down payment (30-50% +) to cash flow *also I am completely new at this and only see it happening with a JV partner who provides the capital.Can this strategy work?

I'm not looking to send direct mailers that is going to be thrown in the trash or pay to be on Zillow competing with 10,000 other Realtors in my area.Also, is there some kind of script or phrase used today to light a fire under buyers butts to help them speed up the process from just browsing to let's buy yesterday?

Granted, everyone has their own needs and wants, but in my opinion, if you can get over not needing to live or invest in the more trendy affluent areas, there are some opportunities to be had for those who love SoCal and want to lay down some roots in this city.