What are some ways to find good deals fast so you don't sound flaky and lose the buyer(s) trust?

Welcome to BP.Be careful buying too fast.

An "allowance" is different, sometimes an "allowance" is used to fast track the process of proceeding small unforseen changes such as rotten subfloor, but, it is still either entered into a CO or T&M.Maybe this will help you on how you structure your contracts and follow industry standards, in case you run into trouble, you'll find yourself in solid ground.

They add up fast on a vacant property. 

Then in 60 days the agent will say, "Well we tried it your way, now we need to price it right"A good agent will list at 95% of real comps to get competition through the house and move the house fast to prevent a vacant house to sit 3 - 12 months, and this sitting on the market costs the sellers PITI payments.

@Joshua Dorkin you guys are hilarious and I love the way you interact.I just started working in the real estate industry, so I need to learn FAST.

Read the articles and listen to the podcasts and be active in the forums and you will learn a ton really fast about anything you are interested in.As Ann mentioned there are a lot of good local events you can go to in order to meet people.

It's a fast way to learn and get on track.

If you have to write your content from scratch... will yours be as effective as ours for conversion and how fast can you get yours written?

- How fast did you get the loan?