Shutting his phone off for a certain period of time around the holidays seems fine, unless you're actively working on a deal that's going to close around/during that time.

Listen to the podcasts and stay active/engaged on BP.

Why don't you reverse engineer your activity and find additional services that you receive fees for.Step back and think of all the services that people with a house once owned by a family member needs.

Look for vacant houses in neighborhood with a lot of cash buyer activity.

This prevents puffing costs by the lender or never performing said services or engaging anyone and taking the money.First is find out if this person holds a license.

If I am spending countless hours and motions chasing a deadbeat how much can I make not doing those activities??

Also both authors are active BP members and were guests on previous BP podcasts

Grant,Might want to try @Charles Perkins , he is active here on BP.

We would love to grow our own real estate investing company that we could use as our main source of income once my husband finishes his active duty military service.

I finally took action and activated my real estate license...I passed the exam last summer, but took some time to find a broker.