A larger group is forming right now under the banner of providing SB1137 compliance here in California.The negotiations can take place for clients anywhere in the US though with this strategy.

I can say for myself is that I would like the people who I come in contact with to know who they will be talking to, it puts the potential client at ease, to know they can see a pic of yourself...besides I think My SMILE is a gift, it brings warmth,& lots of times I get compliments from people who have had a bad day & say that they thought of my SMILE & it brought strength to them etc, so among other reasons that is why I post my pic.

I have a client that has 3 single home rental properties in the Orlando Florida area ( 2 are 10 mins from Disney World).

I have a client looking to buy some single family properties but cannot find financing because he doesnt have a social security number...

The idea is that if you are acting in any way that may be perceived as an agent then you have a responsibility to take reasonable care of your client, even if they aren't your client.

I have some clients who have had them and they get offers on a property.

All they do is take pictures, load them in to the system along with the financials they have gathered from the seller.

Once your broker gets that - you can have them start pushing things back upstream to get it closed.I even had a closer schedule a closing for 2 days away, to put pressure on the seller to get the paperwork done - knowing full well it wouldn't happen in 2 days, but it did happen in 5, instead of 2 to 4 more weeks of the file gathering dust.I am usually very persistent for my clients, as we really have nothing to lose!

There are other options but if you or your client have to find a buyer and they're are trying to sell it for less than what they owe (short pay off) then they will be best of selling with an RE Agent.

Also, start a niche market....90% of my clients are the out of state homeowner's niche...if you have an area that is a vacation/second home magnet send out some post cards.Good luck!