All commercial and industrial investors should obtain and read a copy of E1527 (available for a few bucks on the ASTM web site).

7 - Record a video on YouTube about why people should join - These days everyone seems to have a web-cam.

I suggest you search this site and the web to see what people's thoughts and actual experiences are.

I do this all the time:- my contracts state that EM is due upon bank approval- my contracts state that due diligence starts upon bank approval- I rarely have sellers have an issue with a low offer if they don't have any other offers.

Networking on the web and in person is also great.

Hello Everyone I am a web developer from Annapolis MD!

I'm assuming if I increased my apartment's other income (via bill board/cell antenna lease, web services, etc.) it would be considered in the appraiser's cap rate value estimate.

In retrospect I'm thinking that I should've offered $6,500 EM instead of $1K, and also maybe I should've not used my RE agent and gone directly to the listing agent.

I wonder if my prospective tenants are not web savvy enough to handle it.

So, you don't even need to provide EM until an offer is accepted.In terms of amount, $1000 is pretty standard.