The people who once lived there leave the house a total mess, including leaving furniture, dishes in the sink, rotten food in the fridge ect.

So what the law firms did is look around for anyone else they could add who had anything to do with the oil industry.

But the originalquestion brings up a good point: why would someonewho stumbles upon a perfectly good deal turn aroundand flip it off to someone else?

But receipts for capital expenditures have to be kept "forever".Something else that I did when I got more than 3 properties was to make a "cheat" sheet that stays right on top of my desk.

If he/she doesn't want to pay full rent, let him live somewhere else.

Remember you don't want to help someone else to buy, you want to help yourself to buy.

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Before I ask my question understand I know business and nothing else.

In the past when I have taken them somewhere else for one reason or another (seller/buyer has a relationship somewhere else) I have always regretted it.

Is the real advantage knowing about the homes that are soon to be listed on mls, therefore being able to put in offers before everyone else?