Which is why I want to fatten up my boys in Seattle and possibly just keep them and use NEW money for Vegas and other markets (Tampa).

They have system in place where they feed off the new agents through profit shares.So when a brokerage charges fees for fat splits to new agents retirement funds are being fattened onthe upline.Many agents that gravitate toward lower fees are struggling agents or are investors.Investors can get you in hot water sometimes trying hair brained schemes to make money.Struggling agents either are part time working a JOB or work full time but don't have many deals close each year.Both make the agents require alot of training and time because they are inexperienced or they get rusty doing a deal.

well yea a company/contractor would easily quote $1500 and up as even small jobs they're looking to make at least a grand to split between 2 or 3 guys doing the installation after the quote and then have some to fatten the company but a 1 man crew with maybe 1 helper that doesnt have website/marketing overhead should be around 2-3x materials total cost. although might quote 4x+. alot of skilled laborers will quote high cuz some customers dont bother to bargain agressively enuf!

I do this with the fat tenants as I figure them running is the only exercise they'll get all month. 

I am a Buy and Hold Investor and single parent using rental properties to (ultimately) fatten college and retirement savings, and potentially become financially independent.I haven't decided about purchasing rentals here in Reno yet; real estate here seems expensive to me.

If a wholesaler would present a deal to me that is workable, do you think I would tell him that the numbers don't make sense just to see if he would be willing to give up his profit so I can fatten up the deal on my side?

Sure the stock may do well but unless they’re an MLP they’re just buying more and more homes and fattening the books.

TV is a big time waster, lack of exercise kills your machine, reading expands your mind and possibilities, alcohol to excess is fattening and poisonous (I'm a big proponent of the 1-2 glass wine/day, however). 

And yes it's normally off the market until you bring it on because whoever put it on the market that knows the market already fattened it up and took out all the profit for themselves. 

Don't pay for a buyers list.You are just starting out and it would be a huge waste of your money when its so easy to build one for free...When I had to fatten up my buyers list I went to my favorite realtor and had them run a report of all the short-sale and REO properties in zip code xxxxx knowing full well that the buyers of these properties will probably be cash rehab investors.I took that report to the county clerks office and looked up the deeds for those properties which gave me the purchaser and their address.