There are competent and ethical Realtors and Investors.

I read your blog on one of your back to back closing transactions and it looks like it was a pretty smooth transaction; once you got the correct players in place.

If your post is what it really is, I would tend to think that the mortgage company has a real concern that 'your friend' is trying to pull a fast one, doesn't understand that they pay after work is completed, and/or concerns about the competency of whom is or quality of the work being completed is....if this offends i'm sorry -its not meant to.

You may have a hard time competing with short sales and foreclosures.

start by going to local re club and meeting the major players that are actively buying, find out what they want and get it for them; collect a fee for finding deals and get all the knowledge you can on areas and whats a good deal and whats not; you will have to find the deals which means you will have to try different marketing methods to get sellers calling you; as you do this and are learning from these guys, you will eventually learn how to do a deal yourself at which point the sky is the limit

All of the players want to get paid for their time though!

I think it could be nice if this gets your foot in the door, but make sure you're not signing any type of non-compete so that when you fee ready you could break off.

When I first met her, she seemed so competent and sweet.

These networks are best built by getting into the game and seeing who the players are...or identifying who wants to be a player.

I just want out, but he is using his family leverage against me, as he basically can just call mommy and daddy and if I were to sue him, I will have a battle on my hands I could not afford to compete with.