A great and lazy bunch of them seem to think they can put a few ads online and on paper, get their names and reputations out and about at the sellers expense, and then just sit there and wait for the phone to ring and the commissions to come in.

Harder way is going through a lawyer, but normal people would not make troubles with agreement they have signed up on.This way you have a paper on it.

J Scott, simple and straight forward, gets right to the point.

-Visit local REI clubs;-Word of mouth, it's amazing how your network grows when you let people know what you do;- Might not be the group you are looking to work with, but the courthouse steps will have investors;- Perhaps sharing deals when you first start out will give you exposure to other bird doggers/wholesalers lists;- Advertise on CL, in your local papers etc. that you have houses you are moving on to investors, and to call/e-mail for information.Creative thinking is the name of the game, It'd be something fun to dabble in but I have other things to occupy my mind; hope that kick started a few thought processes.Andrew

I can't speak to the investor issue but I can tell you that I got my broker license years back for one simple reason...I HATE splitting commissions.

Simple Example:8 unit property in secondary market$30,500 NOIMarket Cap 8%Value = $380,000Estimated Deferred Maintenance = $20,000 (Siding and a little work on the roof)The work hasn't been done because the current owner feels it has no effect on the occupancy rate.

This entire situation would have been prevented with that simple rule

If you hired cleaners and painters you could deduct the costs of those.The letter itself is simple.

Fees are broke down on page 3: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5272936/New%20Account%20Kit%20-%20Trad-Roth-SEP-SIMPLE%20IRA.pdf

Just a simple question.