Great idea, as this will hopefully ensure her cooperation in showing the house for the next month.

Some more things to consider:If you plan to get your RE license, expect to pay monthly fees to your broker, as well as annual fees to the MLS and potentially your local board of realtors.If you plan to rehab, you're going to want some basic tools (even if you hire contractors to do the work).If you plan to network, have money set aside to take investors to lunch.If you plan to do a lot of deals, you probably want to set up a corporate entity and ensure that you have liability insurance.If you plan to get your license, you'll need a fax machine and dedicated fax line or a fax service to send and receive offers.If you plan to get your license, budget for printer ink (it's expensive, and this business is currently tough to take paperless).

There are some 'tricks' to ensure they report, but in general, wait for a month to change before paying any invoices to make sure they report your credit to bureaus.

Since the lump sum goes from the "lender" to the annuitant,(borrower) collateral is taken to ensure repayment up to the amounts accrued and owing as dispersed.

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Regardless of the business you get into, I would be more concerned with ensuring that your company can be automated in 5-10 years, not sold.Edit: I hope this comes off as light-hearted and fun, not mean and sarcastic.

Sorry that it is a pretty loaded question but I would like to ensure that I am taking a good risk prior to doing so.

Our goal is to sell houses quickly, and the best way to do that is to ensure that if there is a buyer looking in one of our neighborhoods, there is almost 100% chance he'll buy our house over any of competitors.

My charge is for the entire application process... and that includes the credit check.The key is to charge a fee that covers your costs, ensures that you will get the best tenants, while keeping the charge high enough to screen out the looky-loos yet attainable for your target tenant.In my market, mostly Section 8 in Baltimore MD, we charge $45.Best of luck!

Plus, there is never a trust issue, so if I decide to go on vacation for two weeks at a time, I have nothing to worry about.The key is to make sure that if you work with relatives, you ensure that roles and responsibilities are well-defined, and that during work hours, personal issues never get in the way of work.This can be hard to do, and if you don't think you can do it, I would recommend just not working with family