Almost all the posts from agents boil down to the agent agreeing a commission that is close to the normal commission if you just listed it rather than wholesaled the property.Note also that some MLS local boards have clear policies about your ability to take a listing and not immediately put it on the MLS.

what's the normal rent in those neighborhoods?

So it's really sort of been a wake up for me to look at all the areas of my life and see what areas I've placed huge limitations in and really start to examine those areas and figure out how I can turn them around.

Property taxes (ad valorem taxes usually assessed by the county) are normally prorated at closing.

tracy,Two things: file in small claims court and get a debt collection agency to chase them down.It normally costs less than $50 to file a claim in small claims court.

realtx,Not only do I not see an advantage to this structure, it is opposite to the structure normally used.

Yet if you just go back to your normal routine no RE education investment is going to pay off.You have to do something with what you are buying.John Corey

The idea of just waking up going to work all day, then back home to rush and get to bed to do it all over again the next day, was just not working for me.

He said that his secret to success was waking up before his competition.

Good luck.Great advise Minna, just remodeling my bathroom this month cost nearly 25% more than I anticipated, and for a while, it seemed like every task I took on created 10 more in it's wake.