Tired older landlords that have been self-managing forever are great for seller-carries as well.Put in the time to research folks in pain.  

Their sole purpose is to be a pain in the *** and not do their job.

The latter is painful, will seem like "nothing is happening", but you might end up with a higher chance of closing a deal.  

I promised him that I will ONLY pain the walls when they came to see thehome first AND second time.

It can be a pain to need to schedule a showing through the agent any time I think I might be interested in a property...

(unwarranted condo so fannie/Freddie wont touch it) Was a pain in the butt to find a lender that would work with me but I made it happen. my 3rd one.

Even if you have the funds to deal with this in your IRA, it would be a pain to have to direct your custodian to release the funds for all of the ongoing issues you would face.

my 2c1) Parts of the flipping process you are not as familiar with 2) Tips for sourcing leads3) Thoughts on interacting with homeowners4) Overcoming growing pains and building a teamLike they say, people do business with those they "know, love and trust."  

, you'd end up in a world of financial pain...

Apparently, they are telling them a big elaborate story about a dead wife from cancer, painful memories in the house and the need to rent ASAP.