But, because they are very much an assembly line for listings, they do a horrible job of "customer service" (i.e., working with buyers and their agents).Because of this, there are many buyers agents in this area who will refuse to show a house listed with this flat fee agency, and the sellers of these houses are losing potential buyers by listing with this flat-fee agency.That said, flat fee in general doesn't necessarily seem like a bad idea...just make sure you do your research and know what you're getting (and not getting) from the agency...

Since I generally do full remodels, by the time we sell, I generally know exactly what is and isn't working (and have generally fixed anything that is in the "isn't" category)...Also, for my full remodels, I always give the buyer my card at closing and tell them to give me a call if anything that should be working isn't...I don't want dissatisfied customers!

I went onto a major servicer who indicated they didn't care about the loan amount, but the long term customer focus.

Since its essentially free to send spam, if you send out a gazillion and get a customer or two, its worth it.

You may want to start here:[LINK REMOVED]Find a club close to the market you are interested in investing in, network with the members and you'll be able to get a very good idea how to formulate your buying/renting plan.Thanks,Stan

Providing access also forces us determine what the highest and best use is and where we should be leading the customers to exactly.

Although I would have to agree that the customer service is non-existent when dealing with their title company.

My question is this: Is it custom to split the profit 50/50?

Our major customers are chemcial and pharmaceutical plants.

Customer service level, quality of product to be delivered, Position in the market, etc.Perhaps, you could say that my buy and hold business is a hobby, I certainly invest less time in it than I do my CPA practice.