I guess if one is selective with the list of contacts there is an implicit vouching of someone's credentials.

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However, when it comes to selecting such company - location is not that important.

Those people at the very least have cast a pall of skepticism in the marketplace and the very worst have been called before the real estate boards in select states, been fined for brokering without a license because of the way they did it, and called wholesaling into scrutiny.For example, I have been contacted by people who hold themselves out as wholesalers who ask permission to list my properties on their websites.

Third, it gives a good impression in that I am an involved landlord & not some faceless entity they send money to.

Property Management software has been discussed often in the threads, but I found the follow-ups on which software was selected to be most instructive.My goal is to further systematize in 2015.  

Never made it that far ;)I clicked reply and selected gmail on 8 ads yesterday and 8 today and sent a couple sentences saying I'm an investor and would they consider a lease option, if they're interested in having their home maintained while it gets sold, they should call me at my number.

From the training we've gone through we were under the impression you do not tell the seller...

You might suggest too that they contact a broker as they generally have more leeway in selecting funding sources.There are some underwriting issues that sway with the wind, I have not originated since the bubble and I have not investigated this particular issue, but just from the prudent lending area, the income from the contract should be considered to offset the underlying mortgage.Last tip, if your are doing these as the buyer, you might prepare a "loan package" of sorts on yourself.

I was under the impression I could not do that.You are right, each year we stick it out the better the situation gets.