I probably digested every book from BP and other great book recommendations mentioned on the podcast.

You mention not wanting to "feed the lawyers"- let's talk about the dietary requirements of the legal system.

I mentioned this to the co-owner of the existing store.

@Joel Katzen    I experienced the same at another crowdfunding site (I dare not mention the name - I've seen the recriminations and accusations that recklessly fly here when suspicious minds over-ruminate.)They sent me a reduced balloon payment which, when added with the interest i'd already received, totaled exactly the amount i'd originally invested.   

I mention this because when you say you're a "new member with capital," you may hear from some individuals that wish to separate you from said capital.  

Depending on the age of the house etc these numbers usually work for me In my area.

Summit County has two Nordic Centers offering excellent cross-country skiing, as well as a Tubing Hill for kids of all ages.She went on to say that we cannot mention places like Breckenridge and Keystone, because a traveler might think to copy that word from the listing, go to Google, look it up and end up renting an accommodation directly from that place than the VRBO listing.

All of my LOs as the Optionee have been from sudden sellers (sudden job transfer, divorce, health, default) of pretty houses with low equity.I didn't do any of the tricks you mentioned, but they weren't listed on zillow or wherever either.  

They're the ones that convince the landlord to sell their rental property to someone else, because the idea of cleaning up after their mess is just too much to bear for an absentee/ageing/uninterested landlord.

The agents I mentioned show up from time to time.