It's good to have a few irons in the fire any time you want to be busy.

Its still around $1 per postcard once you throw in postage and whatever you've paid for your leads, even if you have a sure fire way of gathering your own leads, still comes out to the same price, and you still have only 1 chance to grab the sellers attention.

I also carried out all necessary repairs needed to meet current fire code (which was changed months before I closed, just my luck!).

The only thing I don't like about it is that it's a little difficult to decock after you've fired that first shot (due to the small hammer).

Background:About 3 weeks ago, I had a fire in my home.

Quick to fire."

The Listing agent has NO bearing in the transaction IMO He/She puts in the MLS and collects the commision ...........Thats it.( Trust me on this one the TC does all the work) Find a good agent that will do the leg work and knows the area you want to invest in and start firing offers to the lenders.

It is great because we are doing it together.With that being said, I will also mention that reading Larry Goins book got some fire under me and got me excited and motivated to actually start making deals.

Go with somebody you can fire without ruining Thanksgiving.

annelise, i say be careful...this topic has been discussed several times here, and jsut about every time, some property manager takes offense to certain statements....that being said, the facts are the facts..some people have had great luck hirig and firing, hiring and firing, and finally finding the right property manager..others don't trust them...i don't think anyone will look after my properties, my money, or my interest as good as i will...furthermore, i buy most of my rentals these days from distressed out of state landlords who have properties being mismanaged by incompetent managers..i have seen first hand what this has done to their investments, and as a result, i refuse to hire a manager...that being said, i am getting busy, and am looking to hire on somebody in my company and teach them my process...hopefully they won't rip me off as bad as a manager's company would...i could give you 20 examples of how managers can be corrupt, but one sticks out in my head that illustrates this point the best...i bought a 10 unit building back in august, and one unit had been sitting vacant for 2 years...the managers let several tenants go by that were qualified (i know this because i offer my tenants referral fees and they said, we tried that with the old managers, but they didn't pass the screening)...well they passed my screening, and the apartment was rented out in less than a month...anyways, everyone looks out for their own best interest first, right?