You have to determine if they are stable businesses that provide fairly essential services that can weather a prolonged recession.You have to plan for the worst and hope for the best.

You will have essentially no powers, much less the draconian ones you seem to desire

I know these are essentially two different question but I figured this was better than two separate threads.I was wondering how much time is necessary to devote to REI and how you manage your time between investing and another job or other commitments.So what is the time requirement for trying to run positive cash flow rental property.

Would it be a good idea to already have some business cards made up and what the hell would I put on one if I did (considering I have essentially zero real credentials)

Although dual representation may be legal, it is recommended that brokers do not represent both sides of the transaction due to the high risk associated with handling becuase it is essentially "doubling down' and your risks are now two fold.2.

It would essentially say something similar to: ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT _______________________________________(hereinafter "Assignor"), the Buyer under an agreement dated________________, 20_________ (hereinafter "Agreement") by and between Assignor and ____________________________________(hereinafter "Seller"), hereby assigns all right, title and interest in said agreement to_________________________________________ (hereinafter "Assignee") for the sum and consideration of $______________________________ received by Assignor.

peppermint essential oil - just rub it around where they are entering the house if you can find it.

(Barry Goldwater)I happen to think that "extremism" in the sense that you ardently believe, support, and defend sound principles, rather than "cloud peoples minds" is actually a clarifying agent.We ought not moderate in defending "The 5,000 Year Miracle"- this experiment in individual liberty and limited government that has changed the world.We ought not return to the dark ages before the United States Consitution.It is worthy of note that Hammurabi and George Washington essentially got around and communicated the same way, but look at us now.Do our rights come from our Creator?

Very true...Though keep in mind that most banks will have addendums that essentially nullify any stipulations you put in your original contract...Btw, why do you care whether the agent changing the listing status to pending after you have a contract?

I actually thought about doing the rent to own with the owner and collecting the difference with my buyer which essentially would make me a middleman landlord.