about the package and compsOne objection I get from seller: THEN tell buyers to buy new construction!

No broker will keep you from investing on your own, but they can bar you from doing unconventional transactions that carry higher degrees of risk for them.Each property is unique, each transaction is different, each of the parties and their needs are different, there will be different circumstances to every transaction, they may be similar, but they will be different.

I live in a very unique area being that my home is in MD but I'm 1 mile from PA and 7 miles to DE.  

Before acting on any of this information, you should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs.Best regards,Kevin

It appears that I invented an additional fee out of the various comments that I read; the different possible... ummm... options are:1. an up-front feet at application time, to ensure that applicant doesn't change their mind while I'm processing application.2. a fee for running a background/credit check, such as via SmartMove.com3. the actual 'security deposit', typically equal to one-month rent, more or less.Item 2 I don't have to collect; it's handled automatically by SmartMove; this has worked pretty well, certainly no applicants have objected to it; this only comes in if I've already researched the prospect's application and data, and selected them as my current prospect.

Do you have a unique strategy that allows you to "crush the market" like the above that you'd like to share with other BP Pro members?

And, then, one day, I discovered that they weren't just objects of beauty (well, in some cases, anyway), they could also be used to make a lot of money . . .My dream is to build an even bigger real estate business, produce great returns for my investors, and get a great reputation for producing results in this business so people keep coming back.  

Write up a clear proposal on what you want to do with an over view of how the numbers look & your objectives.  

If your objective is cash flow and not appreciation, then you're doing okay. 

This doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen on occasion - each situation is unique.