Most insurance policies do not cover a lot of the hazards that landlords face - like lead paint, asbestos, mold, etc.

I even helped write (with no author credit) an internal guide when I worked with one of the Big Four for the leading guy of the firm in San Fran that specialized in 1031 (I was low on chargeable hours and needed a project).

Now I am wondering how to approach this deal (and the Realtor) with an offer in which we can assign the contract or if I should just cut my losses and pass the lead off to an investor.Any thoughts/ideas are greatly appreciated.

I filter out my leads and call the more qualified ones in an effort to maximize my time.

I have a property lead from a highly motivated seller.

Besides negotiation, FSBO is also about obtaining leads.

I am a newbie and have been receiving a handful of leads for people who want to sell their home quickly.

For the few occassions that this has occured, I also gave the seller a month's mortgage payment as good will - but there was no requirement.What you need to do is market, market, market to find motivated seller leads so yuo can be picky and choosy.

Like everyone else is mentioning, starting off doing BPO's will lead you to get some listings.

They say they give leads but it costs $100 to start and $195 for the leads on a monthly basis.