It is a very operational business, and we are not setup to run that efficiently man-power-wise. 

But somebody)Your house's roof and exterior walls could all be made of this:Solar power and technology on your **roof** could be SO 2015 by 2035.  

It looked like they had a very efficient setup, combination erector set / ikea.Most/all of the core connections for power, water, waste, etc routed through a floor/ceiling section with all the walls and other fixtures loaded on top so they could transport two full sections per truckload.Another interesting factoid sheet:http://www.constructionglobal.com/majorprojects/79... 

This is how we keep a less then 2% eviction rate on over 400 managed homes.Not saying all owners are like this, we get some very smart people that understand the power of leverage and use of teams like property managers, Lawyers, Agents, Lisc vendors all to make their business model run efficiently.

What a powerful and inspiring post!

This reduced commission encourages the agent to not accept low offers and allows them to share in the disappointment.PS - It would be twice as powerful if I (as a seller) paid the buyer's agent in the same way.

The 1031's a pretty powerful tool to use once you get a good understanding of it.

How about a Power of Attorney or some sort of an agreement that will legally allow me to come in and help her improve the property without any changes to the title? 

Check out this thread…Therefore, it seems that the statement - real estate doesn’t create buying power, seems to be a true statement.

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