If we do need to honor the lease by law, is cash for key our best bet?

The roi mentioned might be nice, but isn't likely long term, because the seller is leaving off a couple of key items - maintenance (beyond mowing the lawn), and vacancy.

I asked for keys, the title company didn't have them.

I suspected the oil company or driver .... since the oil company consistently has best price for the oil and over the internet, I saw it has three reviews.

In a short sale if you are missing a few key pieces the whole transaction falls apart or you start over and lose the buyer to frustration with the process.

I think a good CPA that *you* are comfortable chatting with & bouncing ideas off of is a key part of your business, just like a great attorney, or a great plumber.

I find myself just asking for the key code so i can view properties on my own time and leave them out of doing nothing more than opening a door for me.I have met very few realtors that are really good and there value comes form a vast knoweldge of a market or area as well as really good contacts or access to potential deals before they hit the market. these people are very hard to find.

If they accept, I arrange to meet with them and either sign the lease, collect the full deposit and one months rent in cash and give them the keys, or sign the nonrefundable hold deposit form and collect the deposit, in cash.Screening is a binary decision.

My engineering degree, while not teaching me jack about real estate, refined some of the key skill sets that I believe will make me successful in my real estate endeavor.

Everyone knows that the true key to wealth in real estate is buying and holding and he shows you how to do this successfully.