I'll give you guys an update on how this appointment goes!

Before we started buying rentals, the wife and I made an appointment, sat down & grilled him about strategies, wive's tales and rumors we'd heard about what was and was not deductible & expense able & he never missed a beat.

Furthermore, if I could have gotten them cleared today and/or tomorrow, I wouldn't have needed to spend half of Saturday showing the house to other prospects, which is what I'll be doing (I already have 5 appointments to show the house on Saturday, and one tomorrow).

My first appointment tomorrow is at 1200, and they run to 1500 so far.

New always sells at a premium to "used".Interior appointments, kitchens, baths etc change a lot.

Is it better to set an appointment to meet with a seller and negotiate the price down and try to fill out the contract right then and there?

I have shown by appointment only, meeting at the property.

If the agent that I usually work with finds something that she thinks might be worthwhile for me (she knows the decorating and staging part, but has a realistic handle on repairs too) will call me while she's driving to the listing appointment.

With the exception of a year that I spent prospecting defaulted borrowers, in all of the normal listing appointments that I've been on (over 100), I've never had a conversation that included "I owe _____ and I'd like to get _____."

When you originally schedule an appointment to walk through a property for the first time, is it wise to have a contractor meet you there, and give some estimates on the work that needs to be done?