I don't feel comfortable driving in there alone in the night sometimes.

You can still look to close a short sale up to the date of the sale and if the lender so chooses they will give your deal more time.

so just cause he has extended so much effort and his 5% wages have been in the mix since last september, he told them to go pound sand, and saxon seemed all to comfortable with the idea of foreclosing on the house.

oops hadn't checked my post in several daysAnyways, long term for real estate I would like to be a full time investor.I like residential right now beecause it is what I am most comfortable with.

After you get off your day job, it is not very easy to go feel like showing clients around.Like hopeful_homes said, maybe I will refer my clients for a commission.I think a lot of my problem comes from the fact that I do not feel comfortable with my broker.I wanted to do flat rate MLS listings for 300 bucks.

As long as you can do both comfortably, then you have just created yourself a job that you love.

. ====== I thank you for providing the details on how you choose your agents.

I got it now, I think the term "agreement" is used to make the seller a little more comfortable instead of using the word "contract" that will probably spook them.

What are some ways that I, as a new investor, can offer to investors to make them more comfortable with partnering?

I could use that money in this down market to make some great investments on additional rental properties and have a much more comfortable life in the long run.