Moral to the story be careful and do not get to greedy especially if you new about the issues before you made the offer to me it has always seemed unethical and when it happens there is always more coming from those type of people.  

if the facility is in potowatomee IL, then acquire potowatomeeSelfStorage.com, change the name of the facility, and boost your rankings without shelling out a huge amount of $ in Google ads. 

Those trends show no signs of slowing though perhaps the recent downturn in the economy boosted them more than usual.

I sent out my Prop Mgr to meet and walk with the appraiser and also prepared a rehab packet and comps for the appraisers consideration.net result was that both appraisals came back above what I had targeted. one by a few thousand and another $8k (on my original estimate of $129).moral of the story?

Don't be afraid of a SE tax if w-2 employed- be thankful you made that much and boosted your yearly social security earnings- but it will likely not bite you to the tune of $15k in extra tax on a $100k profit.  

Be sure to drive this neighborhood thoroughly before pulling the trigger.Another area to consider is the Del Paso Heights / Old North Sacramento area, basically all of the 95815 Zip code.They are also trying to gentrify that area as well, but it's second in line to Oak Park, so you won't get as much help with the boost in property values down the road but you'll also face less competition from other investors and rehabbers.Once again, it's a street by street basis in this area...

However, I am hoping to better understand the moral and legal implications of becoming an agent in regards to marketing/seeking deals.  

Hello Biggerpockets users I was wondering if they're any success stories from placing properties for sale on facebook and getting deals closed using the website I ran this ad for a property and was able to get the property sold only spending $30.00 on a facebook boosted post.

following as well -- the market boosted like crazy down in Disney area -- I've been eyeing Windsor Hills in Kissimmee to purchase a condo/townhouse, love that place

Once I dug into the provided information and talked to residents, all the properties were losing money due to one or more of the following reasons: Problems associated with the tenant poolHigh maintenance costs (age, damage, invalidism, etc.)Deferred maintenance issuesThe moral here is that if you are buying a property from an investor, you need to find out why the current owner is selling.Property AgeBelow is a graph showing the number of 4-plexes currently for sale vs. the year when they were built.