Thank you for your comments, Mike.We've done the analysis, and for our area this property looks solid.

Thanks to all for your welcoming comments...To expand a little on my reply to REI, what I am referring to goes well beyond the commission check vs. mgmt. fee.

I may have feared that my income was going to decline or even go away because my clients were getting "smartened up".Some pithy comments on your points.1.

It was long wearing, presented very well (attracted positive comments from the tenants) and easy for the tenant to maintain.

Sorry… Before now, I didn’t realize you were speaking about Tim’s post… (Maybe I read incorrectly)I thought you were replying to the original message in this thread… And you were commenting about a $10 consideration… That doing that is not “real investing” or is a ”one time" story… May or may not hold weight ($10 consideration) if challenged… but it is done all the time.We are both right… we are just talking about different things.

They get a lot of referral business through the CB network if my memory is correct.Speak with your Broker as they might know who are the main folks if the broker has been active for a number of years.Once you have the agent's names you can search by agent.In many cases that I have seen there will be a comment indicating that the owner is a bank or other special instructions that apply to offers being made on the property (mostly related to lack of seller disclosure).John Corey

You only get to count each transaction once but if you purchase, refurbished and then sold the property that would be 2 transactions.If you then want to comment on how you voted and what 2006 was like for you that would be great but not required.John Corey

But, I understand the comments about pay sites.

I was not commenting on the UK mortgage market.

Todays prices are depressed about 7%-10%.Homes are in central Ohio.I would appreciate your comments.