Respectfully,Brian

I got mad respect for this man, he drove that truck till the very end.

@Tamas Zsebe With respect to your questions:#1: Much of the advice you can receive on this is highly dependant on the particulars of your situation.

I know there are a number of agents that will not make you as much of a priority if you don't have a pre-approval letter because it is a way to show  who is ready and who is simply kicking tires.If you haven't you should get that taken care of ASAP.If you have already shown your agent a preapproval letter for the respective price range and he/she is not getting back to you in a timely manner then find yourself another agent, a BUYER's agent.

The key is to ensure that the tenant is paying his or her rent into the clerk of court depository during the pendency of the action because if they failed to do that, that is grounds for immediate removal so you definitely want to ensure that is being done.With respect to additional cash flowing properties, I actually have six condos/townhouses in the Jacksonville market that I am looking to unload.

@Kevin Wood one of the key factors is where your rental is in the country in respect to climate.  

Going through with a contractor buddy tomorrow to get a better idea.With respect to possible exits, here's a rental breakdown by month:GSI: 1,000Tax: 341Utility: 75Vac (@ 8.3%): 83Maint: 100Manage: 100Insurance: 50NOI: $251 p/mDebt: 35k @ 4.5% @ 30 yr = 177Cash Flow p/m = $74 p/mNeedless to say, this is fairly unimpressive.

"being friendly and respectful."

I mean my bank loans here in Oregon and Charleston are 1 and 6.5 and 1 and 5.5 respectively.. so 8% hard money is getting about as good as it gets. 

To that end I would like the balance of hours to be available for 2 calendar years after closing.5.NonbindingThis letter is nonbinding and constitutes an indication of intent only and creates no liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever among the parties hereto with respect to any contemplated transaction or any other matter or action described or referred to herein.