send your prospective clients a letter, ads, do classified ads posting... make sure that you will submit your ads to a high ranking site,,,

I have never had a client sign one.

Have a client who is looking at a townhouse and it is one of three units.

In the case of the son of one of your clients, it may well be that he's speaking of the expenses the way an accountant would do it.

Get a degree that can actually land you a job if you need one.I also seriously suggest a foreign language.You don't need a degree to do real esate if your ultimate goal is to wear jeans with holes in the knees and hang out with small time contractors as you do small deals.That fix and flip stuff gets mighty old when you are old enough that your knees hurt and your back is screaming by the end of the day.If you expect to get up to bigger things and swim with the big fish in real estate, lacking education puts you at a real disadvantage.

While at the pool we noticed a lot more foreigners than years past.

I marketed it out to our normal clients and to some developers as a buildable lot for multi homes.

Yes investors are great CLIENTS, but lousy CUSTOMERS-refering to my states agency discussion.

I always get, and advise my clients to get an inspection.

So for what it is worth with those provisos:IF your client can fit ALL of the following there may be loans out there:1) 65% LTV2) Preferably this is a ** Seasoned ** REFI that is "Rate and Term".