Remind them you require no leads, no training, no office space, etc. and offer them maybe 10-15% of your commissions.

I'm hoping there is some prior grandfather'd statute that says if a house has had a driveway for 50 yrs and there are two lots and one gets sold but not the other, that the old owner cannot infringe on the use of said driveway.Hell, I'm hoping that the guy just transfers the thing to me.I know that I can be nasty too- complain to city when lot isn't mowed, sue him for use of the lot since it has and is an infered contiguous space...still I'd rather not play games.Anyone have experience with this???

Wayne, Patrick is correct as a licensee is held to a higher standard of care in dealing with the public, they are seen (blindly in some cases LOL) as having greater knowledge and dealing from an advantageous position, it's viewed that way in all states but rules vary. :)

They begin title work, calling the attorney changing the trustee if necessary to commence the process, prepare notices for publication, all that adds up, it costs money to do all that.

Insurance is cheap ----------and totally unnecessary until the tenant burns the house down with a space heater, or a tree falls onto the house or lightning strikes. 

I can use, sell it, give it away, sell advertising space on it etc.I have been receiving the list free for a couple of months and have signed up many clients and colleagues up for the free list.

Another way you can find an owner is using public records to find the name of the owner.

Also, if they've occupied the space for some time now without a rent rate hike, they have to be talking to their business partner or husband/wife at home saying, "you know, he hasn't raised the rent, I'm very surprised," in which case your job raising the rent rate will be pretty easy.I always bring it up slow and steady.

Here is a good Washington Post article (opinion piece) that I was discussing a few months ago with MC public school teacher who I know:http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-great-m...Here is a less politically correct, but more data-centric overview:http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-...And here is a report directly from MCPS that addresses the disparity of schools in the county:http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OLO/Resources/Fi...More importantly, those I've spoken to believe that the trend isn't ending...

The smaller the loan under 1 million the less the options as not many lenders compete for that space in the commercial arena .