This meant that if anyone beat our offer, we would then automatically increase our offer up to $125,000.

It would be great to have automatic leads coming in so that I can become more familiar with my market, have access to more deals, etc... but the last thing I would want to do is waste an agent's time.

There are lots of reasons people would prefer to rent than buy and renting should not be an automatic “ they are losers” tag.  

Another option though, since you like the value-add idea...is combining turnkey with value-add--you fund the distressed property purchase and the rehab, and then you can pull the mortgage on it after with automatic equity gain since it's technically a BRRRR.

I also do public bank foreclosures, and tax deeds.I can set you up with complete access to the MLS covering Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties, but will focus on St Pete.I can set up an automatic MLS feed for you too, based on your parameters, and provide CMA's on properties of interest.I use detailed investment analysis programs that you can tweak with different costs, growth rates, % financing, interest rates, etc. it gives you not only Cash on Cash Cap Rates but also true Internal Rates of Return.I do REO's including HUD and Fannie Mae.

Video or audio recording a conversation automatically puts the tenant on alert.  

Don't automatically dismiss what people tell or provide you, you should just fact check it or try to discover new information so you can make the most informed decision possible. 

My tenants stayed past the original one-year lease and it was never renewed, so it automatically went to a month-to-month lease and has been that way for years for most of my tenants.

Here are some of the cars to avoid:- Anything that's a Buick- Early model Ford Explorer or Expedition- Early model Honda with a sticker of a little man pissing on something- Anything with tented windows- Mercury SableAND- Many Vans with manual close side doors, if they can't afford the automatic doors BEWARE!!

I enjoyed the conversations much more after I've already passed.I did my classes online but everyone learn differently - I like having to set my own pace than sitting in classrooms, but you get feedback much quicker when you have an instructor.Lastly your availability as a part-time agent is not an automatic detriment because it depends on the type of clients you're seeking.