Let them know upfront you've had bad experiences with "talkers" that lost deals for you, and you're going to be looking for proof pretty fast they have the ability to close on deals or have a track record.  

If you close or cancel in the middle of a billing cycle, you will receive a refund back for the exact amount of days leftover.

I currently pay $950 per month for frustration, broken central air, a faulty fridge and stove but was told I am not allowed to have/purchase my own appliances, things in the house randomly fall apart as if shoestring and bubble gum pantomime just to satisfy me for the walk through at lease signing, Jeopardizing my income and my ability to provide quality of life for my family, and now personal injury and endangering the safety of my son and my family! 

Your ability to convert someone you do not know to those three feelings of a customer will drive your success, I firmly believe that. 

I will definitely call around tomorrow to a few credit unions in GA to see what they have the ability or willing to loan for my initial investment. 

Hey guys,I need help! The buyers are getting hung up on the fact that in order to access the back of the property they need to drive over the septic leach lines. I spoke with the home builder and he said you can drive...

This would give me confidence in your ability to take action and I would be more then happy to teach you the business if you brought deals my way.Gary

Marketing and sales ability are the two most important things there is.Regardless of what you do have more than one going at the same time.  

Whether you buy the property with equity or no equity is not an indication of your ability to sell it at cost, below cost or even above cost in the future if the markets moves down or if the market moves up.  

There might be the ability to use RUBS to split those costs out, but I haven't seen the mechanicals on the properties yet.I have a great relationship with a Banker here in St Louis, so I figure the loan probably won't be a problem although I'm not sure whether they will want a sponsor for something the size of these complexes or not.My partner has friends that he thinks will want to invest, and I have access to other investors through numerous REIA's and other networking contacts I have made over the last couple of years so I feel like getting the downpayment will be fairly straightforward.My question for this forum is this:I feel very confident evaluating duplexes/4 plexes.