It is also important to recognize, that the CFPB has created a brand new battle field.

They usually provide a light breakfast (Chik-Fil-A, Jason's Deli kinda stuff) and get to hand out all of their promotional materials to the agents prior to the meeting. 

.______________________________________________ The upfront agreementIn order for the upfront agreement to work, you need to frame it as a very fair, 2 way business agreement.Here is a possible exchange…After the walk through, you’re sitting at the kitchen table, looking at both mom and dad the sellers.I fold my hands and I looked very solemn, I try to give them is kind of an expression is possible, as sincere as possible, I have my legal pad, a pen, and a blank letter of intent in front of me.I also have a folder of comps and rental information on the subject property.So here’s the upfront agreement…Investor: “So Bob and Susan thanks for the walk through, I just wanted to talk about how I’d like to see our business relationship work.My job is to look at the property, look at all the financial information, then make a decision, on the spot.To keep coming back over and over thinking about possible deals is not what I do.What I do isif the location is right,the condition of the property is right,the layout of the property is right,the existing financing payments are right, andthe attitude of the sellers are right,then my job is to put together the deal structure that works for me,and I basically give the project the green light.Not a yellow light or a red light, but green light,the analogy here is that we go forward and get the paperwork done tonight.To keep coming back is not a good business plan, takes up too much time and nothing gets done.

Remember Paint is just colored glue.You can scarify the concrete to remove as much as you can and then encapsulate the  concrete with a portland based self leveler ; Ardex, Mapei are a couple of national well recommended brands with good tech support.

@Mike Hartzog @Dave Van Horn can you please shed some light on how one can calculate the outcome for each exit?

So keep a light on out front, visit somewhat regularly, and make yourself known to the neighbors.

However there's a brand new apartment building being built right across the street.

i have a real estate agent who is an investor who advised me to buy brand new homes ( i live in Louisiana) as there prices is cheaper and it appreciate faster and he has 7 of these. i'm not sure if that advise is valid or not and what i should do.all insight on how to find deals etc is highly appreciated and i have no clue about marketing as well.my main concern is that i want to start with 100K home 20K down payment maybe 150K home but i do not have a lot of cash to do a rehab i thought about HUD homes but i don't know if they are good deals or not, and i don't want to risk so much which my current finances as well multifamily homes almost do not exist in Louisiana as per my research and i can be greatly mistaken. so i'm thinking single family home or multi unit in a close by state with reasonable homes prices 100K-150K or cheaperall help and advises is appreciatedThank youMJ

Deceide what other electrical work you need like hanging any light fixtures and putting in n exhaust fan in the bathroom and adding any light switches and get  package price for everything ekectrical that you need to get done.

Hey Guys,Does anyone know of, use or can recommend an app for the iPad that can create a 2-D floor plan of a house or apartment but also includes professional notations for where the light switches, outlets and other mechanicals of the house are located or relocated.