He is very ethical and deals fairly with people and is careful to abide by the law (CA.).Paul Galasso seems to be a pretty up standing guy as well and he's in WA. state.Don't sell your soul to any Guru.

I am young, and I have fairly no capital right now but I do have dreams, and I do have drive.

If the landlord is going to inspect, it is only fair that they inspect every unit and not just a few.Instead of getting all territorial, try being glad that you have a landlord who cares about the condition of the building. it sure beats trying to live in a place where the landlord won't do any repairs.

Between Psychology and Inter Personal Communications.

This is the best way to avoid circumvention, of course you can run out of time on your contract before getting a buyer and then your deal is fair game.

I believe we are already communicating directly about this scenario---where is the property located (county/town/state)?

The same goes for employees, you have to make sure they communicate with you regularly (several times a week) what is going on at the property, otherwise they are probably sitting at home collecting a paycheck and letting your property get run down.

[i]Hi Eric,Thanks for responding.I actually live fairly close to where Griswold's used to be.

I am fairly certain of the current values of certain neighborhoods, and can access the solds in other areas, but am unsure of the values in other neighborhoods that I am not familiar with but might want to do a deal in.

Hello Seth...Yes communicate with the seller but make sure you are not coming across as "NEW".