- How often do you allow overnight guests, if ever?

Originally posted by Jon Holdman:My day job (computer SW/HW engineering) has a lot of what J Scott mentions - opportunities to learn and do new things.I was in that field for a long and that's the reason I often really miss it.

So, a quicker sale with lower margins is often better than a longer hold period with higher margins.Btw, if you don't make a cash sale, I don't know any reliable way you'll be able to sell anywhere near market value to an FHA or conventionally financed buyer.

This is often written into leases that you may not do exactly what you are proposing.

I offer the continuous pay because a realtors worst fear is that they give you a buyer and he buys from you, then when they have a good property to show their buyers they cannot buy because they have already purchased from you.If the realtors don’t have cash buyers, I tell them that if they bump into any great deals, they should call me and if the deals good enough we can buy with cash and close in less than 2 weeks.( Often times you can use other realtors buyers to buy another realtors house and you can make money setting the two up)An example of one of my clients deals that he ran this way.1.

In order to hedge odds of tenant instability.

If you're anything like me, you will have found that your financial status often falls or climbs based on your knowledge and experience.

The problem with individual property managers is often times they are "part timers".

The seller often doesn't want to or can't pay up front, but the buyer or the buyer's lender needs it done to close.

Tastes of tenants are hard to gauge.