I guess I'm just stressed out.

Good BPO Agents (and I stress GOOD) will dig into market trends, price trends and sales trends.

I click a button for interior inspection and then clearly the agent has to contact the owner.If there are agents in the deal, we would request one from the Listing Agent with interior photos.

For a guy like myself who is still working on embracing working my butt off, and who is often already working my butt off at my full-time or more salaried work, I dont need the added workload, pressure or stress of being in a market where good deals are hard to find and harder to close.So I chose to go to an area where good deals are common, and GREAT deals are hard to find, but available.

And that doesn't take into account the reduced stress of not having properties sit on the market for more than a couple weeks in the worst case.If I were to need a new agent tomorrow, this is what I'd be looking for:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/08/11/is-your-agent-a-great-agent/And I'd happily pay 3% or more for that level of service...

I am not saying he is wrong or would lose but any suit costs money to defend and is stressful.

Speaking as a person who just stuck his toes in the water I have noticed at every turn in my education of the game there is always someone else marketing their success by surrounding themselves in some sort of surreal euphoric background to stress how their system is unlike any other that for just a measly $6000+ you can obtain the same if not more with just a cell phone and a pencil!!!

Once my clients know what they will have to accept for the extra yield they say they will take a few percent less.I know personally I don't want to buy in those low income headache areas.I value less stress,a fun life,and a more stable property than the extra yield.

Shortsale + Non Transparent Negotiator = STRESS)took first vacation in YEARS (thanks to all the BP'er business)upgraded to BP Pro!!

The leverage amounts can put you and your portfolio under a great deal of stress and with each successful refinance (if you even get that far) you feel like this is the greatest thing since the dude climbed the beanstalk and found the goose laying golden eggs.