The few REI meetings I have attended so far have either been no-shows or asking for$10K to $20K for have access to education materials or mentoring.

On the bankruptcy side, keep in mind that many people facing foreclosure file bankruptcy under the mistaken belief that it will stop the foreclosure, and in many of those cases the foreclosure is the only reason they have filed.

It irritates me to no end that I have to manually check that guests have paid before granting access.

If not, contractors, mortgage brokers, anyone who has access to investors?

But then have to go back and access it every time work needs to be done at any house?

@Mike Cumbieplease stop with your comments about misinformation as I can absolutely back up all that I post!

New folks always stop calling, have no CRM / lead tracking system.  80% of your profit comes from calling back leads 2-6th time.

Not one or two.These things always look great on paper till someone stops paying and you have to spend time and effort to evict them and then remodel the house.

Join your local REIA and get access to other lenders, or join Illinois REIA online.

I also have access to Buildium through my PM, so I can see not only who has paid before those rents are kicked over to me, but I can see any repairs done during the month as well as as print out any P&L statements for each property.