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.

Otherwise, you're essentially saying "there's no damage, and you get your full deposit back".

If you have a $1 million nest egg (a reasonable goal), then that life insurance isn't so essential.

Or, you may end up at $1000 if maintenance work gets deferred and your HOA eventually has to take out a loan to pay for essential work, and you fee has to cover both the future maintenance and the past maintenance.

I could use some help with how to properly look at this property and also in determining what other stats are essential?

From my own personal experience and from watching the countless mistakes of new investors, I have to say that there is some very essential knowledge that needs to be understood to be successful in this business.

Whether you're just starting in the business or a seasoned pro, finding quality buyers for your homes is essential and..tough times call for tough measures...Pay very close attention to this first one because essentially you can have your buyers list up and running in under 1 week...In any market...Under any condition.I came up with this strategy when I was a rookie real estate agent trying to shortcut the process of locating investors to sell property to.This strategy is hands down the quickest, least expensive, and most deadly effective way that I know to build a massive buyers list in record time.Reverse Cowgirl Strategy (nothing to do with cows, but I like the name for some odd reason)STEP 11.