Salvador Aldrett As much as I advocate for "simple" I really try to find the minimal effective dose to maximize returns with minimal effort.

That could be a costly game to play, I know, because it personally cost me $2,000,000…once in the 80’s and once again in the 90’s.I have bounced back from that experience 10 times and am far stronger and smarter because of it.As an Investor, homeowner, first time investor or company owner, how can we win and get the highest level of return possible?

Many of these turn-key homes do not have the ROI/Cash on Cash return I'm looking for but since these companies are still in business I guess someone is buying them.

If you take an application fee and you had a prior applicant pending and they qualified,, and they paid the deposit and signed everything,, then if you had a back up application waiting you'd return the funds to the applicant and not run the form.

Returns can be much higher in your home state of Georgia.Why do you ask?

This year we sold our only rental property (thanks to those who advised me on that topic) and sold our own home to move into a different one. Now we're sitting on some cash and would like to reinvest in a new rental. ...

Microsoft Word has great templates that are easily adapted for LL duties. 

Borrower makes request to lienholder to consider short sale...lienholder provides borrower instructions on what to do for the lienholder to consider shortsale request...borrower (Seller) does what lienholder tells them to do and when they have all of their stuff (Purchase agreement, MLS listing, bank statements, tax returns, and/or whatever else the lienholder needs/wants) they give it to the lienholder to review and either approve, counter or deny the shortsale request.Your purchase agreement should include as much protection as possible for you in case the deal doesn't close.

I know why I'm here now though:1 - I have a series of financial goals to accomplish for my family2 - I enjoy REI.3 - I have a series of financial needs to accomplish in order to do a number of things outside of my family4 - REI is fun5 - I like the challenge and I like the problem solving6 - REI is a lot of fun7 - I like meeting other REI, I like helping other REI.8 - I grew to realize that if you know what you're doing, REI has the lowest risk with the highest return of any other type of investing9 - I like meeting other REI10 - I like helping other REI.

IssacYes Water backup is easily purchased in the central Indiana area.