My goal here is to find some correlation between these answers from person to person, and then develop a strategy to service these needs both as a realtor and for future Joint venture deals as an investor.I find so often we don't even know what our customers want before we decide to try and give it to them.

Say $1,500/month.That would equal a little over 3,000 postcards per month going out.My role is to create the custom lists (driving for dollars), create the custom marketing piece, address all of the postcards and send out the mail on time every month, consistently.

It's not the days when people owned insurance companies to be in the business of insurance and the claim is seen as a customer service opportunity.... 

What I bring to the table: my expertise in software engineering (if custom development is required for whatever reason), some cash for the downpayment for at least a couple of deals to start with.

That's what I was thinking, @Sam Balland @Brad A.....looking at the bigger picture where there is lots of property bought and sold over time, rather than just residential customers where it could be decades before they move again.

There are 2 major advantages to this:It does not affect the tenants credit scoreIt does not require that you go through an onsite inspection by the credit bureausIf you want to pull a report (instead of the tenant pulling and then sharing) then likewise this would:Affect the tenant's credit scoreRequire that you have a 3rd party physically come to your office to perform an onsite inspection (They would check to make sure you are a real business, that you have security measures, etc.)But, yes if you are willing to go through these steps you can pull a credit report from a signed authorization assuming you have a permissible purpose to do so.TransUnion Credit Retriever would be one such source to do this.Most of our customers prefer the ease of not having to jump through the hoops of a site inspection.

It's impossible to answer meaningfully as there's no criteria state to make the evaluation.Consider:  customer serviceclear and easy to understand documentationlargest inventory selectively chosen inventoryable to present the properties that match your budget and preferencesthat list is the tip of the iceberg as it could go on for pages.I get this all the time with computers and software - - we all fall into this  trap from time to time.

Karen,You might want to check out Custom Homebuilders Solution.

Blinds.com has a good selection of blinds, solid guarantees, and great customer service.Tile can be slippery.Renters can hurt themselves on almost anything.  

I would also include the GAR form where seller signs the customer acknowledgement form (as an extra level of CYA).Assigning the contract shouldn't  fall into the net listing category because the agreed price in the purchase agreement with the Seller  should include your assignment fee.