After I explained that after a 6% commission, cap gains on the "investment property, income tax (to be reported by the son) that it would be more economical for them to sell it to me for $150K with no realtor.

We'll offer a bit of our time for free to help them and earn credibility, but then you have to hire us a pay a retainer fee or we cut you off.Hopefully, you understand the economics of this and you're not one of "those" investors who thinks everyone should offer them everthing for free!

Answer questions about Dallas without asking for business, provide insight on strategies that you are an expert on, and generally be an information portal, nothing else.

Brittany,There are several issues here and you need some experts to sort it out and find out the cause.1.

I'm not an expert in this business but I will tell you I spend about 90% of my time searching in only a few neighborhoods.

We have one person providing the capital, one construction expert to oversee contractors, and someone to analyze and acquire the deal (this may typically merit just a finders fee?).

You don't want to put a rush on your contractor to throw together a bid, especially if you are closing quickly on the deal.Real estate is so much of a risk management business, purchasing a deal or getting it under contract and then looking for the expert to look at the problems/put together a scope of work will expose you to way too much risk, because you may not find the right person for the job or you may rush the contractor. 

Hi, I need some help with a rehab.  I had a foreclosure that I had rehab'ed and it was rented for a year.  Now I am trying to get it re-rented and the crew noted that the ceiling paint which was just redone last year,...

Here's what I recommend: 1) Find a reputable real estate agent or expert in the field.

I certainly am not an expert at all, and still have sooo much to learn.