This was my first home purchase after growing tired of paying rent with no return on investment.

This article is of no value to anyone at all:https://www.bloomberg.com/opin...  and Bloomberg wants you to a subscription to read this fluff.

There's so many groups in Houston, and a lot of them have tire kickers in them.

Why would anyone complain about replacing an existing, tired fence with a new fence in the same location?

Repeat until you get tired of...

I once got a great deal on two HVAC systems for a duplex we had, we ended up having to replace them because they failed often and there simply weren't parts to fix it and my HVAC guy almost fired me as a customer because he even got tired of trying to deal with it.     

I have seen this requirement in cases where the property is tenant-occupied and the seller is trying to limit the number of tire-kickers so as not to piss off the tenants. 

Just had a home sell for $40k+ over retail market value just because the buyers were tired of getting beat out so they offered ridiculously higher than the market value to get it.Often times, spreads in deals are created so look to find/see something in a property that others are missing.

I've owned it since 2005 and am getting 3x that.Most of the time I exchange into something larger but am tired of hunting so sold with seller financing.   

Just be really really clear that if you bring them a lead then you expect to be the listing agent for a full commission when they sell.One other tip is to thoroughly vet your new contacts though and make sure they are investors and not tire kickers.