The truth is that house flipping is great because one can do it in such a way as to not have to interface directly with "customers" or "the public", at least not very much - especially if one buys MLS-listed REOs.

There is also HOA which is only $300/mo, but ana dditional annual club fee of $28kLuxurious 6 bedroom / 5.5 bathroom single family house 5100sq ft. on a Par-72 18-hole gold club.an open and spacious two-story floor-plan with lots of natural light, marble flooring through, tons of upgrades including a chef's kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, huge custom walk in closets, two master bathrooms, tropical pool and spa and gorgeous lake views!

I loved going to menards and buying materials and being project mgr, I hired a great team before that I used to do the work and then resell for customers.

i use a tool that not everyone has. it's called "common sense". it's custom made years ago.i require a lot of stuff and look at it all. i ask questions and listen. and i listen. and i observe their body language, their interactions, their kids, etc, etc. i look at income, i look at bills, i look at bank accounts.that's it, really..

They are CRMs aka Customer Relations Management software.

having the same problem in California customer wants to sell but husband passed away a couple years ago and she was not on title. 

Some builders allow custom items, some don't.

Is there a crm like Sugar or Podio or Zoho that can make a new customer entry automatically whenever a buyer submits a form?

Consider it a second bedroom.Also, consider who your idea tenant is and customize the room to attract them.Best to you.

Different customs in different places.I don't doubt any of the stories above, about how they have done business.I can tell you that any agent who insisted on an in-house pre-approval, resulting in hard pulls on my credit reports, before showing me any properties would get nothing from me but scornful laughter as I walked out the door, on the way to her competitor's office.By the same token, I cannot imagine a local agent ferrying around a local buyer.