I brought the price down low and it was bid up, fortunately.Offer flat-screen TV or iPad to the agent that brings in a buyer that results in a sale (within a couple of weeks or so).Is it staged or at least mini staged so that people feel like they could see themselves living there?

John, I am not too familiar with the official definition of war zones, I have always assumed an area is a war zone if:(1) As I drive through it, all the passengers in the car have a sudden desire to lock their doors...(2) You wish you have a weapon with you, if not, one of those "club wheel locks" you had back in the 80s might help a little...the female passengers finger through their purse to check for their mace or pepper spray.(3) You pray your car doesn't break down, you would never stop to fill your gas tank even if your dash says your gas tank is empty.(4) You check how many bars your cell phone has, you pre-dialed "911" just stop short of pressing "CALL".If some of the above are true I call it a war zone.

That limit uncaps upon transfer of ownership.Unfortunately, the TV can also be higher than 50% of actual market value, sometimes a lot higher, if the property has been over-assessed.

How staged are those home repair television shows? I've learned a lot by watching them but I'm just curious. What do you think?

Just got my check back from my realtor, I just had to keep pressing her.In the future, I will under the earnest money section "upon written acceptance".

I recommend the books by NOLO Press.

I checked references and also, contacted local investors to see if there was any negative press on the new company that I had not heard about.

Keep it up and I may start believing my own press releases ;)

Laundry, Covered Parking, power contracts, TV & Internet Contracts...don't scrimp on salaries, good property managers, leasing agents and maintenance supervisors are worth paying well.

welcome mike...i'm in charlote, nc..and you got one thing right--on TV, armando's a dick...and i feel like he would appreciate that comment bc he's an egomaniac as well....lol..anyways, look forward to your contributions on this site