There is no short cut of forms or disclosures or letters or programs, get the basics and understand people. :)

I would hire the worker for an agreed upon wage or payout and cut him in on a percentage of the profits.

You may uncover critical information or be able to cut your learning curve.

I told him that I would cut him a break since he had been there so long and only charge him $550 if he wanted to stay.

Appraising is harder to get into too, hours are required under an appraiser need to be fulfilled before you're on your own.I'd say agents can make more faster.Best to talk to local appraisers and agents if you want to train in either, you could be an agent and then move to appraising, a natural progression.As to investing, an appraiser has an edge, you do realize that RE school for agents is usually the first part of the appraisal avenue.....:)

Hey everyone,I thought I would start a thread to try and collect everyone's experiences on the best/most effective ways you have cut your expenses on your landlording business.

If the price is too cheap then they will cut corners to preserve margins or put you on the back burner while they handle more lucrative accounts for their time invested.

Seller may be tempted to cut you out too.

Same thing with commercial for anything under 1 million although some lenders cut off is 500k.

Thanks for the replies…I have debated doing this so many times…I feel it is the way of the future and that cable companies will eventually phase out…most people that I have talked to that have cut the cable, they all end up going back :-/