He left behind his girlfriend in the apartment and all his stuff except his personal effects and computer.

I haven't had any luck with "return service requested" on the bottom of my pieces.I have found skip trace (the good ones) to be very expensive and not cost effective. 

Once one person gets on board from a network it'll be a domino effect with other people in the network.

What do you think is your most effective method of lead generation?

However, it's still unclear how everything will pan out in the a few years, and how the effects of the current increase in activity will play out in neighborhoods like Little Haiti. 

With 7 units, hiring a company would not likely be cost effective as the basis is not there.

You are effectively going to be handing these people your checkbook, so you want to get to know them and the area well enough to be sure its safe to trust them with your money.

Sam,Something of value needs to exchange hands in order for your contract to be in effect.

Most licensed individuals don't find the commission on a $30k property worth the time and effort to show and market it, so that property can be sold using the wholesale model (which is basically brokerage, but skirts the RE license laws by utilizing contract law).If a property was worth more than say $100k (certainly this varies, but just as an example) it is probably just as effective to sell it through a traditional brokerage.

We have a good rent deal for the location, but any purchase (that we live in) can reduce our cost of living, and effectively: cash flow.