My partner who did the door knocking always had either Fresh Salmon Smoked Salmon or Elk Jerky at the ready for a door gift. then if he landed a big patch of timber or was working on one say 1mbf or better that owner got to go fishing on his RAnch on the Oregon coast and that sealed the deal 99% of the time.I can't imagine though door knocking in the iffy neighborhoods If your trying to buy low value assets I would think that is pretty dangerous...

Being involved in the community keeps my mind fresh on REI so I can stay focused on my goals. 2014 and the many years to come, are going to be awesome!

I am 55 now, but at the time I was 25, fresh out of the US Marines.

@Chris Uhler  my dad taught me the business so at 18 with my RE license freshly minted.... we never talked to clients on the phone.. only to set an appointment.. top agents who try to prequel on the phone lose deal after deal.. to easy for the seller ( mark) to dismiss you.there is technique to working a seller in person as well. you must learn these techniques if your going to be successful...

They have a direct feed from 98% of the 3150 or so counties in the US.What is great about this data is that it’s usually super fresh (they tell you how old it is before you download it) and it’s in the same format for every county so it takes the mystery/difficulty out of scrubbing the data once you download it.

And they always have fresh flowers to take home.

This means starting fresh with a new underwriting process.

This is (generally) my preference, but I sometimes do it the other way, and I certainly see the logic behind doing it the other way if you're trying to save labor costs (sometimes it's difficult to put flooring around cabinetry).The prevailing factor for me is that I really, really, really hate for new carpet or freshly finished hardwood to get messed up by contractors who walk through the house in their shoes.

Take a deep breath and start out fresh and look upon it as a learning experience.

But the hothead park owner, freshly angry, brings up all the past, of which I've only been aware of the three (he says there are a bunch of other times he has had to go over there), and says this is the final straw.