Congrats Rick, great way to ring in the New Year!

Money is money and they will realize that you are about to bring them some, so a smart closing agent will open their ears.

- 41 now- Will play retirement age by ear depending on how I feel closer to the time.

Inspector's words are still in my ears: "They complain about every little hole int he wall, but they are just happy cooking with a hot plate and microwave.

I'm wet behind the ears but I'm home for Christmas and I have one family member looking to buy another property here(he's the one that got me into the whole real estate idea).

It is not uncommon for me to get an alert at 3Am and get up, research it and email an offer to the seller or even ring them.People are also used to me checking my phone a lot of an evening.I would say this is getting me an additional deal a week.So my question is am I a crazy flipaholic who needs to get a life or is this just what you need to do to succeed?

Most of my serious offers have been in City Heights, an area I would not have considered without a ringing endorsement from a friend who has invested successfully there.

If a tenant is storing valuable property there and you move it they can claim there 5,000 ring is missing it and you have lost the family heirloom etc.

I would be the hard money lender and charge an appropriate percentage (if anyone can suggest what sounds reasonable for this, I'm all ears) for my risk and opportunity cost, his company would be paid as if they were hired, and then we'd split what was left.

Also I'd be interested in how you see the ethics pushing a property that's not really for sale to make the phone ring.