I switched to paying the extra few bucks per door and saved a lot of time and hassle by getting the pre-finished ones.

All the restaurants in the area I talked to want big bucks or some guarantees for their private rooms.

Ed,People can file fake liens all the time.You can go through steps to get the lien removed.Right now it is a mark on the title.If this is a big a deal as you say then you and the other agent eat 300 bucks each and be the hero.Time is money.I would much rather have the cash now and do more deals.Right now the seller and buyer are lined up.If you wait to clear a lien things and personal and business situations can change and kill the deal.Did the lady return the 400 the seller sent??

That makes a pretty strong case for spending a few bucks for title insurance.

I agree now that a college degree is seen as necessary.Back when I graduated high school in 1993 a college degree still had value more than just being seen as what a high school diploma used to be.The problem I see is where many get degrees in things that rack up student debt but pay little to no money as a specialist degree.Other times they get a general business degree.They do this to be versatile.I think it hurts most job applicants as yes they can apply for many generalist jobs but so can a bunch of other people with the same vanilla degree.I believe if you are going to go this route at least get your Masters degree.That extra schooling will put you ahead of many applying for a job.You will earn more over your lifetime and statistically get promoted faster.If you want to be special and make an extraordinary life for yourself you have to avoid the herd mentality and stand out.So I say don't go to college for the sake of college.I know people with degrees that just can't get a job so they work retail as a manager making a crappy 12 bucks an hour.They go to apply for a job for their degree and surprise there is 50 other applicants many who have ten years experience where their company went out of business.Now you have over qualified applicants that employers can land at entry level wages and the students with degrees can't get a foot in the door.If a student can get free tuition they don't have to pay back with student loans or their parents have a fund to pay it for them then great have at it.If the student is going to simply rack up tens of thousands even over 100k of debt and then hit the world making 15 bucks an hour they will be in a world of hurt.Especially since you can't get rid of the student debt in BK.In the old days you worked for a company and gave them your heart and soul and in return they took care of you in retirement.These days people change jobs on average every 5 years and about 80% of the work force hates their job and does it out of necessity.I wouldn't call that a quality way of living.

Some of what is stated below is correct, but the main context of what you are hearing is basically the “fast and furious investor” just trying to close a deal and make a quick buck no matter how he/she does it, as long as it gets done.

For big jobs, you can buy a stack of lowes coupons on Ebay - they run about a buck a piece shipped.

If not it is roughly $100 bucks.

I hope you guys have fun at the conference.Just wasn't in the cards this year.As for parking I would just pay the money but that is me.I wouldn't drive to rough areas and deal with homeless people to save a buck.Just like changing my oil by the time I buy the oil,get all nasty,change the oil,buy the filter,and have to dispose of the oil and cleanup I might save 2 bucks doing it myself.Instead I get a coupon and pay somebody else to do it.Some things are cheaper to do yourself but aren't worth the aggravation.Just pay the homeless person to watch your car.You might still get ahead!

Rent ready condition and resale condition are 2 different things.In most states to manage other people's properties you HAVE to be licensed period.Unless you employ them or other loopholes available in your state.I am telling you that YOU WANT to use a property manager.If you try to cut a few bucks it will cost you severely later on.Look at www.irem.org These are highly trained property professionals.There is a search down to the area for broker/agents.REALTOR doesn't mean squat and it has nothing to do with licensing or training as a property manager.Do not look for agents who will do a rental cheaper on the side.They will not screen the tenant properly,will not check up on the property enough,as soon as a regular sale comes along many will dump your property as a priority for a big sales check.This is why you want a property manager that only does rentals and not sales.They have a vast network of tenants and a system in place to handle problems.They have already pre-screened tenants.That small amount of money you think you will be saving will pale in comparison when you have months of lost rent,damage to the property,re-doing eviction because the broker/agent messed up the papers and bought the tenants another 2 free months.Take it from someone that deals with over 20 tenants as an investor or default home owner having to rent.