The property in question was actually a short sale that only allowed inspections for informational purposes only.

I am interested to hear how many of you have actually invested in POL and how your investments are doing.

Don't waste your time until actually have a portfolio, not just 1 or 2 properties.  

They will devote the bulk of the weekend to attempting to enroll you in a roughly $37,000 program which actually is not intended for beginners, anyway - it's a business development program better suited to established REI businesses.

There are actually a ton of reputable wholesalers in St Louis.

If you're comfortable enough to get within 10-15% of what it's actually going to cost, you probably don't need to get a GC out there right away and you can wait until after you're under contract to get actual hard bids from GC's.  

Good records has an objective to clarify and avoid confrontation, not compound and invite it Actually its before all levels of the IRS which can only be done by an Enrolled Agent, CPA or attorney.Tax Court is a separate entity that only an attorney and or someone who has passed a very difficult (less than 10% pass rate) exam.

For instance, per confirmed lead, an hourly rate, or fees derived from the actual purchase of a property.

I actually will not be doing any repairs or maintenance myself.

They paid us monthly and we were actually earning extra $500 from it.