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.

You could say to the group that you normally sell contracts for 4% but as a special to this REI Club you're selling it for just 2%.

What normally happens is this: I've got 4..then 5 months..then something happens and I'm back to 1 month...then 2...then 3...then something else happens...Nationwide vacancy rates right now for SFH are around 9-12%.

In my area the tax appraisal is typically only about 75% of what a house in good/normal shape will actually appraise and sell for.

Normally, I keep well out of other's peoples business, but when I see someone going over a cliff, I consider stepping in.