Zach,You need to look at it this way.You are not paying an agent for the MLS.You are paying them for helping negotiating the contract and guiding you to not make mistakes.In a survey conducted by NAR the most selected thing clients needed help with is doing the contracts and the other items fell way down the list.Most regular sellers on sell property once every 3 to 5 years or longer.So even if they did FSBO 5 years ago they might want to use an agent now as they haven't kept up with all the changes.It is smart for investors especially newer ones to use a broker/agent in the beginning for help.Some investors say I don't know why people use an agent blah,blah,blah.

Will - Quick note -- to make the @Mentions work, you need to start typing the person's name and must then select it from the dropdown that appears by clicking on the name.

also, anyway to change or select whether I want to get email notifications?

Selectively choosing to play the rules you like and ignore ones you don't isn't an option, as far as I'm concerned.

Example 4 bed 2 bath in the so and so area rented for 3,000 a month 12 months ago and landlord had to give 1 months free rent on move in versus at 6 months ago rents were 3,200 with only giving away half months first rent to now current today 3,500 a month with no concessions.Also since you will be buying a house etc. versus commercial you will need to know the comparable sales approach trending as well.The area you select will be most likely a balance of good cash and appreciation.

v=-CGvSeXcoX0You could overcome the damage risk issue by requiring a security deposit, getting insurance that would cover serious damage, and being selective about who you rent to.

While I don't agree with the policy it is unfair to everyone if a select few individuals are breaking the law and essentially taking advantage of those investors who are ethical.

I will have a look at the properties tomorrow (just got the list today).Some advice on how to narrow my selection would be appreciated.

But it is in select areas.

First and foremost, wholesaling is not a secret industry that a select few know about… it is peddled all over the internet when you search for REI information.