I turn down a large percentage of people because they are still in the middle of their financial mess, and aren't ready for a LO.

If the property was cash flowing for 2-3 years before I apply, what percentage of that rent would they qualify?

Would you offer a higher percentage rate for a lower selling price?

Unemployment percentage is in double digits over here, and businesses continue to leave California because of higher taxes and regulations.

So if you were to request vacant parcels over a certain size (say 2500 sq ft or 5000 sq ft) you'd eliminate a huge percentage that are useless to you.

The high percentage of agents get their contracts through their board of realtors.

Also it depends on if they originated the loan or took the loan over from a bank buyout or part of an FDIC package where some banks were closed down.The percentages of loan types on the books versus the new loans they are underwriting will also make a difference.You could also talk to the loan department and see if they will sell the note at a discount.

For my absentee owner lists I use an ARV of about $50K - $200K since I am only paying a percentage of that.

I know that a non-Realtor can't charge a commission on a sale, but can said person charge a percentage on the assignment fee, for example, having the potential end buyer put up 10% of the assignment fee into an escrow account, and then if the deal goes through, the company gets to keep that escrow amount.All views on this would be appreciated.

You could definitely argue that it was done if not a very high percentage of funds were added into the property.