I am a general contractor and first of all I would have to agree with Art Allen in regards to contractors having a bad name.

Ask them how many properties they've "toured inside" so far?

Equally certainly, an antique dealer who acquires one of the art nouveau monstrosities my wife collects is not in "partnership" with her when he buys a piece hoping she will buy it from him.  

I did my tour of duty.

We basically charge one-month's rent for our leasing service (we have a tiered price structure, so pricing changes slightly based on the rental amount of the property).The services we provide in exchange for our leasing fee include helping the homeowner prepare the property for market (suggesting neede repairs, painting, etc), marketing the property (taking photographs or hiring a professional photographer, putting together a compelling Craigslist ad), holding property tours, screening applicants, putting together the lease agreement, and moving in the new tenants.For additional fees, we will help homeowners register their rental units with the DC government.Rents in DC are really high so providing leasing services can be pretty profitable assuming you can generate enough business.Hope this helps,Rob

I would also suggest touring every apartment rental in a 1 mile radius so you can get an idea of who your competition is.

I'm a 20-year old college student working a grocery store job who wants something bigger and has a passion for the art of real estate investing.

Hello all,As I posted earlier, i am touring rental properties in Las Vegas this weekend.

I built a 254 unit state of art self storage facility which we are at 90% full.

He says that morning he was just looking at the pics I posted on linkedin from a Fix & Flip Tour I posted Saturday and had been praying he continues to get work.