When I had given them the address their faces lit up.

Go at night, see how the community is lit and what kind of activity is going on.

The business seems much larger, since there is 17 locations in the area and was told there are thousands of offices nationwide...Commission:level 1: $0-$25k 60%level 2: $25k-50k 65%level 3: 50k-70k 70%level 4: 70k-100k 75%level 5: 100k-150k 80%level 6: 150k-175k 85%Level 7: 175k +     90%Fees:$300/yr, E/O insurance$100, new agent setup fee$75/mth, marketing fee$72/per 1000 business cards$18/per name badge$225, FAR/NAR Membership initiation fee$460/yr FAR/NAR annual membership dues$90, MLS setup fee$350/yr MLS annual membership dues$50, supra key setup fee$275/yr, Supra key annual membership dues$110, lockbox purchaseFlorida Luxury Realty from the beginning was kinda hidden off the road, the office is hidden in the back of a business complex in regards to the one office i specifically went to, its very clean and professional looking, just the office overall is not very lit up or fresh looking...and when i dropped in there was noone at the location outside of the clerical person at the front desk from what i could tell, most of the office was completely dark...

Take those parameters and go to Listsource to create a lit of similar properties with high equity.

The AC making the lights dim for a second when it kicks on is also completely normal.

@Curtis Deckard, I DON'T like the "down payment" (only) idea, because from every account I've read, Lenders take a VERY dim view of your deposit ALSO being borrowed.

The pilot light is still lit and I can turn the furnace back on if I want.This is my first home - logically it makes sense to shut something off when not in use, but houses have so many nuances and I want to avoid a situation like "well since you shut off the furnace that cooled the insulation which then caused flaking which then clogged your air filter and yada yada your foundation broke and collapsed and there goes your investment."

I mean are we talking a light plugged into a normal outlet or we talking a garage w/ stolen power and stripped extension cords that dims the neighborhood? 

I read Brandon’s The Book on Rental Property Investing, and that got me thinking and really lit the fuze.

@Dan L., it's a conservative stodgy approach but will serve you no matter the market:   1.