All it takes is good communication and understanding.

What other tips and tricks can you do with the MLS information to help locate deals quicker and more efficiently.

Any other tips and tricks you can use in MLS to be the more efficient?

Risk assessment, at least an accurate assessment is mostly impossible for an individual and I'd doubt it's that accurate at a mid size institutional type either.While I understand some of your unique industry, inner-office phraseology such as "capital waterfall" it's not that well understood nor applicable to individual note investors here, while I understand it seems to embellish some sense of expertise in a post, it's poor communication to our audience and simply takes us to conceptual aspects rather than realistic and relevant analysis.

Hi BP,What would be the most efficient way, taking cost in to consideration, to setup a Virtual Assistant who's out of the country to make phone calls into the US?

After you tell that agent to take a hike, don't even speak to her, tell her to have her broker communicate with you on the matter.

It takes time to communicate what you want to make a place clean by your standards.

I'm trying to find a way to efficiently manage my leads and came across Podio.

The sub2 agreements I use are:The Purchase And Sale Agreement - buying the property subject to all loans.Seller's Due-On-Sale Acknowledgment - CYA re: Due on SaleQuit Claim Deed To Trustee Deed Into A Land Trust - I use Land TrustsAuthorization To Release Mortgage Information - Loan is not in your name, so you need this.Limited Power Of Attorney - helps if there is a problem with communication down the road.Add your Trustee as additionally insured to Insurance policyLetter declaring any remaining escrow balance to be credited towards the loan balance at the time of payoffI hope that helps.

I feel stupid asking this question, but I am a very frugal person and frequently my frugal-ness interferes with efficiency in my life.