to be honest, i would just not tell them what your after.. i have been scouting out brokers since i just passed my state exam here in Florida and i have found that many agents in the office are only part time or still have their license at the office, but after a few months found no success and had to get another job in hopes of coming back and never did.. so many agents according to the brokers ive talked to had many agents with 0 sales for the entire year.. your an independent contractor to them, they cant force you to bring them business.. they make money no matter what way you find houses using their office...

Well that 15k im talking about is 20% of purchase price which is the down payment most investors need for rentals.

I read another post from a BP member from 2 years ago and he described the whole Harris county auction process and he said the same thing that it was really a mad house, everyone crammed in real tight, auctioneers not speaking loud enough and maybe didnt know what they were doing, people (maybe newbies) bidding up the price to or above retail....just madness.But it is something I'd like to see and more important meet some of the investors, people who are actually buying properties and doing it.I might hook up with the group you were talking about, my only concern is them taking away time from seeing the action and meeting the players, but it might be wise for a first timer to go with someone who can show me the ropes once inside .Bad thing for them is, thanks to BP there really isnt any way i could see myself coughing up any money for information that i can get here for free.

Many years ago I was talking to a tenant at a complex we owned and she made a comment about her credit being so bad that she had to give a "double deposit".

I am always looking for likeminded people to talk business / real estate with.

Hope this helps.Also, if you want to type to someone directly, you will start typing the "@" symbol, followed by the name of the person you are trying to talk to.

Talk to your RE Attorney to see if there is a legal way to do a Sub2 (or master lease, or wrap, or whatever) in your state.The $1,000+ number that "includes everything" would just be PITI, correct?

Remember when talking with your mortgage lender that the current lease(s) from tenants on the property can be put toward your dept to income ratio whether or not you have had landlord experience in the past.

Talk to everyone in your sphere of influence.  

hey @Evan Ventura I hear good things about @Gary Harris ....you should reach out and talk!