Smart cameras like **Ring** or **Arlo** can be a good option, and you can hide the recording box in a locked area for added security.

I don't think it should matter if the deal is seller financed, cash, or hard money; the title search and insurance process should be the same.

Would you dig 120 feet of trench 3 feet deep, and get the material, for $350?

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My other question is that the listing agreement states that we are not allowed to sell to any client that he brought to us during the listing period or he will be owed commission.

Must be a lot of competition in the Decatur area?

Its the tug and pull of not enough inventory then everyone jumps in and floods the market. 

Washington state investors, have you done any deals in Yakima?

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As a new real estate agent in Northern Virginia, I'm trying to make these connections, but my immediate thoughts and attemps just involve messaging these business and informing them I'm an agent and that if the respective family is in need of a realtor I'd be happy to work w/ them, but every time I do that, the response I get is "we already have a realtor" or "house was already sold or listed"........and a lot of times I am refresh to the post, so obviously I want to be "there" sooner so I can get the seller listing lead.