Now I work with motivated sellers and I understand that it is not a snap shot of the normal seller, but the conversation normally goes something like, "I owe $45,000 and I'd like to get $10,000 to start over with."

I hope that you feel comfortable asking questions here and we look forward to having you around.That said, I wanted to point you to our FAQ, which contains many conversations regarding LLCs, which I think should help answer many of your questions:Real Estate Investing Guide FAQIf that doesn't help, let us know and we'll try to answer any specific questions you've got!

I also do some flips and condo conversions myself.

Make it a conversation and not just a series of questions where the other person feels like they are being interviewed by the police.

The list can be produced by the home inspector as it will be the same items the inspector writes up normally.John Corey

Silly question perhaps but do these dialogues contribute to " general conversations " ...or does one have to post a topic and follow it thru or respond to other topics.

Online sites can help offset expenses by not having meeting locations and selling items and adspace.

So you are saying many leads, but little conversion?

Put me next to any college-trained mechanic, computer programmer, web designer, network technician, computer repairman, construction contractor, or internet marketer, and i could carry out a conversation as if i were one of their classmates for years.

There is a possibility that his pay off is much more then I am willing to pay, so I would tend to think that if it is, then the conversation is pointless unless he can come up with the difference.