It seems easy and free, requiring only eyes, ears and brain, but it requires time and dedicated effort so no one shares their thoughts with a potential competitor.

Are there many home auctions dedicated to live-in buyers only?

Therefore, since these people are my customers, I allow them to smoke.

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Unfortunately, up here in Northern VA, the rehabbers who would be my customers, are using the latest figures of 3 months or newer, whether or not they are retail or wholesale figures.

Excellent customer service both by email and by phone, and I've spoken to a customer service rep even on a weekend.

That gives them flexibility to lend on a deal which might not pass muster by secondary market standards, but which makes sense to that local lender who knows his market and his customers.  

Every job I've held has had some customer relations component to it. 

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