That's where I feel the most stress and tension.

REI is a long term activity.

The point being to actively network with other investors in your area.

You might find what you are looking for, but I do stress that you spend sometime in there before jusmping into doing business with someone!

I'm open to new ideas for other contests that reward helpful and active members.

So far, I've been asking them: what they think the FMV is, what repairs need to be completed, square footage and acreage, description of house features,why they need to sell if they haven't told me, what their timeline is, what's the lowest amount they'd be willing to take to be done with the stress of owning the house, what their monthly payments and taxes are.What else do I need to ask in this first phone call?

I've now decided to become an active member.

He also relieved the tension a bit.

Something like 3,000 members on the list and a number are rather active.

Accounts over 3 years are good and a longer credit history is slightly better.Closed accounts with no activity likely will stop appearing after 7 years.