Their method was search and destroy.

I am not sure of the methods that they employ to check up on everyone though.

I start to realize that texting is really not the method of choice when dealing with an emotional situation.

Ask the contractor about their preferred method of doing the work.

Jon - Thanks, the gambling scenario you presented I can relate to because I used to live in Vegas and play a lot of poker!

You mention smaller cities, maybe you are thinking about Kannapolis, Concord, Gastonia, or Harrisburg, something like that.There are methods where you can essentially "subject-to", do a "wrap around", "assume" a mortgage, "lease purchase", "option" or in essence somehow double rent a property.

Repairs and Maintenance- First there needs to be a method for the customer to contact you or someone if there is a problem with a machine that needs to be fixed right away (water leak, door jam, washer didn't spin out) and a method to provide refunds.

There are other ways that wouldn't require you to be a broker like sandwich lease-options, flipping lease options, sub3 (method by a cool guy named David Alexander), etc.

I used this method on a bathroom floor a while back and it is SOLID.

You can find underground poker games there, I'm guessing that you can find wholesalers too.