Sales is all about the pipeline and follow up.You should have a list sorted like the following:30 Days - they expect to sell or list immediately (30 days) - Lead They've already made up their mind to sell.60  Days -  They expect to sell or list in the "next couple of months" and have an identified reason to sell (school is ending, building a house, etc) - Lead90 Days - They have entertained selling but don't have a specific date and are looking at options. - ProspectEverybody else falls into the catagories of "not going to sell", "talking about  it" but have talked about it for 5 years, etc, no reason to sell, get off my porch and so on.Your focus should be identifying people who want/need to sell and plan on taking action in the next 90 days.

We've entertained the idea of getting into real estate investing, I proposed the following plan with my limited knowledge:     Step1: Move to a bigger house to accomodate our bigger family (2 kids) price range 400k-550k, use a VA loan for this second home to minimize downpayment, I have 10% disability so no funding fee.

Every single one I've entertained in 2023 has been way off the mark, this isn't stopping them from getting activity.

If MTR with travel nursing could be profitably, I would entertain, but I wouldn't want to manage it. 

Unless you think you’d have a difficult time renting it again I don’t see why you would entertain this. 

@Darren Love totally lost as to why you would even entertain cleaning for them to begin with!

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The only thing I would add is next time dont waste a bunch of time entertaining a tenant that you dont think will be a good tenant. 

Weather, entertainment, crime, political environment, schools, family friendly aspects and overall vibe of the area drive where people choose to live. 

I wouldn't worry about getting televisions, your various cats can entertain them, but you might want to invest in sprinklers for the hoses!