I provide acquisitions all around CA, WA NC & GA Primarily, but still Look to contract everywhere else.

Marin is expensive and though we want to live in Marin, I think it’s smart to look at other markets for investing.

That is in their contract.

I also asked him to look over the paperwork Chris gave me to see if I was getting a fair contract.

She did not have that stipulation in our contract so I will not pay her this time. 

All sign the contract.

It's the overarching reach to pull an entire thread that doesn't come from moderators that is my issue and that goes to the site's focus on new investors way more than experienced.Everything is built to attract revenue and that's smart business.

Brokers acting as paper pushers and contract writers will obviously charge alot less than a broker taking on all responsibilities including marketing. 

Smart investors first focus on finding quality properties—such as those in thriving areas of Brooklyn or potential neighborhoods around Manhattan—and then reverse engineer the process by improving management, optimizing rental structures, or enhancing facilities to make it worthwhile.

Quote from @Tom Hall: My mortgage rate is very high  and I would like to pay some of it off, so that my monthly payments would go down a bit, I dont know if it is financial smart to do it or not?