If you join our group on Meetup we'll send you an email with an invitation to get into your first meeting for free.

As @Russel Brazil mentioned getting the houses to appraise can be a fine line, and one that a good realtor can walk, mine has done it for me numerous times. 

At this point, my experience level is low, so I'm sticking with the standard :)@Nicholas Armstrong, I think that when someone invites you to bend your own personal rules to gain an advantage, that's when you're at risk.

Everything is about driving them to the interest form.We promise that if they fill out the form (and qualify based on the questions there), we'll invite them to the open house.In the open house invite, they get a sales pitch on the place and an electronic application to fill out.

Inform them it is your standard contract implying you have numerous property's and extensive landlord experience.Tell them the rent is at market rate for the area and if they choose to leave you will give them 30 - 60-90 days (whatever suites you best).

Hi Lauren HeartRE Law firm brokerage with extensive background with homes and business.Sure, just invite me when you folks meet.Regards,Sam

I've done all the work my self used invitation envelopes has a decent response but so far going after absentee owners I'm just getting people wanting retail for there property not much on the motivated side.

I have read many discussions here as well as numerous other places on the i-net about the vast array of courses offered on real estate investing.

Long term, I would like to run a brokerage, numerous investment properties, and be engaged in all different types of real estate.Short term, I hope to make enough to pay my way through school and own a few investment properties by the time I graduate in 2019.

They happen to leave a lot of their possessions in the house and after our inspection and appraisal they broke in and took the washer and dryer among numerous other items.