Especially if the property does not pay for itself and does not produce healthy positive income every year.

Why would a CRE broker spend all of their time on something that is unlikely to produce a commission?

If our companies pay Chinese workers to produce our goods, but as a result our citizens lose their jobs and can't buy those goods produced, wouldn't you think eventually they would figure out they need to be here to produce jobs so their buyers have some money?

So a wholesaler (not a principal buyer) could not accept any fee for producing a buyer.

I do recommend you get things cleaned up and fixed up as quickly as possible and get the place rented so its producing income.

What they are producing is akin to "I own this property, signed bogus BIG BANK President, Vice President, etc." on the back of a bar napkin and expecting it to be legal and prove their ownership.

I have recently had an FHA underwriter tell me that if I were to produce receipts and a detailed rehab/cost sheet it might be possible to waive the 90 day hold.

I produced affidavits from other tenants showing that we had just bagged 10 bags of leaf 4 hours before her fall.

While I agree that the internet provides a better resource for lead generation, my question stems from which method actually produces more sales or a higher success ratio of "sales".

Use that extra to apply to a new acquisition that produces additional cash flow.Education is key, so if you are just beginning, I highly suggest you educate yourself sufficiently before getting in too deep.