Get 3-4 people showing up a the same time and it creates a sense of urgency in getting their app in quickly.

I had an agent friend trying to buy an REO, got stalled by “title problems” no timeline to cure......a quick search of the foreclosure file showed they forgot to name a junior mtg in the foreclosure...they were going back into court to vacate the foreclosure, start again naming the junior mtg holder, yada yada.....6 months minimum.

List of contractors: List of handymen: List of real estate attorneys: List of investor specializing agents: List of local laws (or links to them): List of Portfolio lenders: List of Conventional lenders: Price guide for Spokane and Valley residential real estate:Nice haves: One nice thing for the datasheet would be for someone to create an aerial overlay that labels neighborhoods by the ABCD classification, allowing investors to automatically avoid A and D areas and concentrate more on the BC areas. 

I had talked to them myself they had offices in PHX  and I had a complicated model I was doing at the time it was 2010 capital was frozen.. and they were just too quick to approve me all I had to do was send in the 10k to get to the next level..

Always use an agent if possible in all your deals because on the buy side they will know all the procedural process and guide you in that, esp. in the infancy of your career.

You will want to identify a commercial lender that will allow you to refi without “seasoning” the property “waiting” 12-24 months.I use a small local bank in my area and they do not require any seasoning so it works out great on quick cosmetic deals.

My flip house got kicked to the back burner quick.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

I don’t use it for accounting I just have the money go into my checking account and then I do all my actual accounting in quick books.