I partner with another BP member here on the Cape, If it needs more $$ out of pocket than you feel comfortable with we may be interested in knowing about it as soon as you give the red light to the other party.

A small rock stuck in a shoe, pet claws (just from walking), and any kind of rivets/zippers/buttons from clothes pressed into the floor can damage it easily.

There are some realtors that are more investor friendly than others for sure, but one thing to keep in mind is that a realtor makes their money as a percentage of purchase price, so just speaking logically they're not going to be the one that's getting you the absolute rock bottom price.

So putting down new mulch and rock throughout adds up pretty quickly.

BUT, you have heard that the IRS has some "red flags" on tax returns that cause them to take a more in depth look at your return and possibly audit you?

I have no immediate interest in getting involved with the foreclosure process and/or owning the property.According to what was said at the seminar, the Club provides all - the "scrubbed clean" liens, lists to choose them from, even potential buyers (at a higher price but...that's whe it stops making sense....)Another RED FLAG: none of the Owners or managing team of the firm are listed.

When you start turning over every rock and option, you'll figure it out. 

The red line at the bottom shows how anemic job growth has been this cycle.

Stephen,Time is money.If you are at the top of your game you expect the money to match.There are too many investors out there who can show me hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in their bank accounts and stock portfolios etc.All I have to do is have a listing they want to buy.Guys with no money locking up property to try to wholesale commercial real estate and "make it rich" are a waste of my time.I play percentages.A direct buyer has a much higher percentage of closing than a non-direct buyer because there are so many more pieces involved to make a successful transaction.If an investor wastes my time and wasn't a real buyer they are actually taking money from me.The reason is I have nothing to show for working with them versus I could have spent the time with someone who could close the deal.Hard money isn't bad as long as they have some money in the deal.There are a lot of people who don't have 10 cents trying to be something there not.Everybody has to start somewhere so nothing wrong with it.Just be honest about where you are TODAY and where you want to be TOMORROW.Showing a proof of funds valid within the last 30 days would go a long way with a broker/agent to take you seriously.Obviously if you don't have that and are trying some off the wall stuff you will meet a newer agent with very little experience or someone in the game awhile but hasn't had much success.Just like Jake I will vet a potential investor client just as much as they qualify me.If both parties are not asking questions and verifying there should be some serious red flags that come up.

I didn’t argue because we’ve been trying to buy this house for 6 months and have had tons of setbacks and I didn’t want to rock the boat.