You really have no idea how helpful all these little tidbits of knowledge are.

"pay me double of my expected assignment fee upfront., or in escrow and I will terminate it.

I'm still in reconnaissance mode... so need to collect as much information and knowledge as possible before deciding what to do.  20-80 is more of a rule of thumb and not a "magical" ratio.

He locked in a deal that would later bring in a $40,000-$50,000 assignment fee.Here’s the kicker: as Dylan was leaving, another investor pulled up to meet the seller—just minutes too late.

Most of the time they are quite knowledgable.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, experience, expectations and thorough knowledge about locations.

@Jay Hinrichs you live in Oregon, what's your knowledge in this area?

Overall kinda ok area, but either you have to be pretty good at landlording or have a very knowledgeable in THIS particular area.

The longer the time between their initial request and your response, the less likely you are to get a booking.People do not tend to really start looking for a place two weeks before their assignment begins.  

I’m local to the Amarillo area and would be glad to provide local market knowledge if that would be helpful.