He put them all on 10 year amms which made his cash flow non-existent.

Lots of links on the wholesaling sticky post... but working with cash buyers and getting a non-refundable deposit seem to be common themes.

If you travel with your family, make sure to separate deductible expenses from non-deductible ones.

Kelly I looked at recruiting agent for my firm years ago.At one point I did an active campaign and had about 45 agents at my firm at one time.I have found most agents feel entitled or won't follow the steps you tell them to be successful.They will skip some steps because they are lazy and want to "get rich quick" like the rest of the population which is why so many fail.If I add an agent say on a 70/30 split then I have to take time from my own deals where I make 100 percent to make 30 with them.The training and getting over their mindset takes so much more time than me doing my own deals.This is why I have only 7 agents right now.I got rid of the rest.Many companies try the 100 percent model but you get either new agents having no experience,part-time agents who are rusty,child support demands,irs tax liens,license lapses for education and or non-payment of dues etc.It is a huge headache to keep up with for a low return.If you go the other route you can train new agents for a fat split before they leave the business or train a select few agents that you want to feed leads to on your team.I just focus now on my own investment purchases and my own commercial listings.

I have been buying non performing loans for many years and our firm specializes in cleaning these situations up.

I didn't read through all of it but it seems good enough.On the pet issue I do not do deposits.I do a one time "pet acceptance fee" that is non-refundable.I explain to potential tenants that even though they take care of an animal over the years the pets will do damage to the property.I tell them it covers my costs to fix the normal wear and tear an animal causes over time.You can also charge a monthly pet fee to have the animal if you like.

Maybe you want a mobile website showing your featured listing and they can't see it on their phone while navigating a non optimized mobile website.65% say they need their smartphone to find stuff when they are not near other Internet connections.

Chances are you will end up with the non-refundable option and will need that money to fix the trashed out house the angry tenant leaves behind.

Non where interest.. but I will keep trying

The last CAREI meeting I attended quite a few years back was $20 for non members to attend and to get to the entrance, both sides of the hallway were lined with tables of those trying to sell their books, tapes or boot camps.