They have a procedure to make them come in front of them and prove they have just cause and a legal claim to charge you and must produce a contract that states they will do a specified service for a specified price and any change order must be accompanied with a change order signed by you. 

Hi fellow BP members,I am just curious to see which of the below strategies you would find most attractive if offered to you, for raising capital

The price is an attractive one and so I can see the reason for their refusal.I spoke to my broker and he was accommodating to the idea of him being my agent and so it looks like I should be picking up the commission.  

With the investor, you might want to use some of the tools here on BP to lay out a professionally developed plan and show them that they could earn an attractive return if they were willing to carry the property.  

Do we invest in a 3-4 unit older home with good rental history but probably needs quite a bit of maintenance (and might not attract the best quality tenants at the rental price point) or do we go with a newer duplex that is basically turn-key but doesn't have a rental history because both sides were owner-occupied?

GOAL: Insulate my mid-long (5-10 years) term strategy (have income producing real estate to pay for fixed living costs + 5K month cash flow for investing) even during a 2008 housing meltdown.I know debt can magnify the creation of wealth, but it can also magnify potential destruction.  

My only problem is what do I say to make my business attractive to him/her.I've had RE Agents emailing properties to me for a while, and even one who asked "What can I really do for you?"

For example, a lot of banks in Texas and Oklahoma went under in the 1980s when there was a sudden drop in oil prices and the oil field producers could not repay their loans.

My simple question is how to I attract private equity.

I guess I'll just have to try my hand at producing something viable today and determine if that is worth it but I will certainly keep you posted!