I had several clients who experienced problems with fly-by-night contractors who set up shop because the demand was so high they could inflate prices for unimpressive work.

My clients ALWAYS know what they'll get in exchange for their money.

There is no better insight into a lawyer than what people say who have had contact and been clients of her/him.Good luck!

Showings/client meetings.

Many of us work remotely with clients all over the country.

At all cost protect your lender (note and mortgage) and they will be loyal to you.Good Luck.

Many of us work remotely with clients all over the country.

@Mark Skaff Here are the basic tools and resources you need to get you started:Listing Platforms:Realnex.com - I useCostar.com - I useCatalyst.com - I useBrevitas,com - I useCrexi.com - I useLoopnet.com - I do not useCRM, customer relationship management options, you only need one:Realnex - I useClientlookApto - SalesforceDigsyMarketing package creator, you only need one:Buildout - I useRealnex - I useMicrosoft PublisherAdobe InDesignMarket and financial analysis - advanced tool:STBD - Site-To-Do-Business (Demographic and Psychographic) - I useCostar.com - Rent and sold comp and market analysis data - I useThe Analyst Pro - Online Financial Analysis toolHP10bii calculatorFuel.com - financial analysis toolRPR Commercial - I useNot all these are mandatory and there are many more that compete with the above, these are ones I've used in the past or currently using now.The key is that you have a listing platform outside the MLS, a CRM to track you contacts, clients, properties and deals, a way to create a stunning marketing package, and market and financial analysis tools.

To add more detail- our client (seller) has a loan modification in place and has missed his last couple of payments.

If you really really need it, its a lot better to set up your own VPN using a virtual private server (such as via Amazon AWS) and freeware VPN client like OpenVPN.