I found bigger pockets by hearing an interview with Josh Dorkin on the radical personal finance podcast.

I also conduct reference checks, former landlord checks, personal interviews, even social media review.

That being said I haven't had too much luck securing any interviews for an APM position, even at a self storage facility.

I plan to interview some BPers that do this on our podcast LIVE LET THRIVE.

From my understanding, once the redemptive period has expired, I will need to file a lawsuit against the former owners of the property and ask the court to terminate their ownership and recognize mine.

The difference is that you will be giving that decision making right away, unless you do a 51%-49% split, but good luck explaining that one - just like the prenup discussion.I went through a similar situation with an ex (no marriage) of my own, we had been together for over 5 years, living together for 4 1/2 of those years, had everyone telling us that we should get married and all that mess, and thank God I did NOT listen to them and did NOT have her name on any of the documents or bills associated with the house...that conversation went over like a big, wet fart (Step Brothers (2/8) Movie Clip - Job Interview (2008) HD - YouTube) in church, but we still made it another 4 years. 

Typically we recognize that if a borrower is very bankable and they have the ability to walk into their local or regional bank, get a 3.75-4.25% interest rate, 75-80% LTV and 1 pt, than they may be best off simply going this route because as a broker, we know that we won't be able to 'beat' that per-say but perhaps simply match what they've already been quoted.

Sam Crochet I’d be happy to talk if you are interviewing prospective agents.

Congrats #2 for figuring you are not doing it the best way and Congrats #3 for recognizing you need help.

I recognize it is nearly impossible to have any real success without being fully committed though.No problem, the least I can do.