The only downside is tying up a few thousand in earnest money.

Has anyone ever considered offering profit sharing or bonuses to your key employees tied to your companies revenues or profits.It could be in the form of a bonus if your RE Business meets or exceeds its goals for a period of time.  

Just place yourself in the investors shoes:  If he/she pays you per lead or per bundle (5, 10, 15 etc) how much are they worth if none of them pan out? 

If they were motivated they would have left a message.If I were in your shoes I'd go the voicemail route all the way and call the folks back when you get back from the office.  

It really ties into the old Warren Buffett quote:"Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."

Interested to see what others thoughts are on this, being that it would tie up the bulk of his cash.

Tied to play it off as just coming on the market and sure to not last long. 

Hi everyone,I am a new investor looking to find my first rental property (a duplex or triplex) in the Bay Area and I am beyond happy to finally be at this point in life where I can do this.While I do have the money to buy a property within my budget in cash, is it wise to tie up all the funds in that manner?

You would not be tying up your money for long I think.

Purchasing cash is great, but often times its better to share the wealth than to take on 100% of the risk and tying up all your assets.Unless you are buying as an owner occupant, you can not use a VA or FHA loan.