Even tiny leaks can become explosive.

The Entry Only or Flat Fee model is not for everyone and there are a ton of very good and very professional Listing Agents out there that are worth the money .... but unfortunately they are not the majority. ....and Entry Only listings are just a tiny fraction of the market (much less than 1%) so no need to concern...keep doing what you are doing, ethically and professionally and you will always have good paying listings.

., typically has longer term tenants$(1,056) 8% prop. management, although will self manage foreseeable future$(1,535) prop. taxes$(840) prop. insurance$(600) trash - this could be removed, he is providing a dumpster but city has free trash$(1320) snow removal & lawn care, tiny yard---------$(7,331) total annual property expenses, not including mortgage$(3,543) Mortgage 30yr, 5% fixed, $68k purchase price, 20%down =54k mortgage --------$(10,874) total expenses including mortgage$13,200 total ANNUAL Rents------------$2326 - annual cashflow (average $193/mo), $15,000 - upfront cash invested, the 20% down on mortgage + 2k closing, misc. $2,280 - additional annual cashflow potential through expense cutting and rent increasesthere is about $7k of differed maintenance of mainly cosmetic interior updates/flooring once the long term tenants eventually move out.

This was just a tiny knot in the string.  

.- Site a tiny house or (2) and rent it AirBnB- Lease the land to a billboard company- Lease the land to a satellite or antenna company where they can put antenna's on your yard.- Coordinate with neighbor for their potential needs (direct lease to them)- Coordinate with neighbor for access to improve market value of your dog-leg parcel- Donate the land to the local garden club to improve the aesthetics and drive higher rents. 

There are a couple of threads on tiny houses, and airstreams you may want to read. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/22...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/31...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/32...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/30...

So the strategy seems to be buying 100 liens at low or no interest and maybe a tiny fraction don't get redeemed and you have a huge windfall by acquiring the property. 

(Yes, I know that REI is a job, at least until you are a fully automated big dog, and I know that I'll be starting off with tiny streams... but where do you think the Amazon and the Mississippi start?

If that's the case, why aren't you arguing that all guns should be illegal, skydiving should be illegal, alcohol consumption should be illegal, driving cars should be illegal, swimming pools should be illegal, airplanes should be illegal, restaurants should be illegal (people die from food poisoning and chocking), being a roofer should be illegal, etc.There are many more deaths from those things above (and a higher probability of dying) than from hookers passing on HIV.Can you explain to me why the tiny health danger posed from prostitution should make it illegal while all the other things in the world that are much more dangerous should still be legal?

The option that has the largest difference between how much I'm spending and how much I'm selling for (remember, this is my profit), is probably the best way to go.Now, in reality, instead of just considering 6 scenarios like above, for my rehabs, I may be considering 1000+ scenarios -- some with just tiny detail and price changes.The goal is to find the scenario that has the largest difference between the amount I'm spending and the amount I'm selling for -- this gives me the largest profit.I realize that might have been a lot of rambling -- sorry about that.