He helped get pictures ready for the listing, and was always happy to clean up and disappear when I needed to show the place.

It's funny how the people that laughed at the idea will either disappear once you have a few deals or they become your investor.

Talk about not being the least bit intelligent, he makes a recorded terroristic threat to shoot someone & he can't speak without uttering an "F" this or that...

Renegotiate and get financing a year down the road.Because when the economy stutters, your tenants will disappear in a heartbeat, your vacancies will go through the roof, and all of a sudden your income doesn't quite meet your financial obligations.This is exactly what happened a few years ago.But as I've made very clear, far be it from me to talk to sense to you people who finance everything, I made a ton of money buying distressed property sales last time round - I'll make a ton of money next you all go broke.It's almost unsettling that so many people today are not learning what broke investors only 5-6-7 years ago.

I am tired of busting my rear for a company that pays me $12 and watch as fellow co-workers stand around, or disappear for 20-30 minutes at a time. 

After I got the violation of course, he disappeared.

Perhaps this lapse in good grammar can be pardoned.2) His threat, however cannot be pardoned.

We cannot make someone want to buy a particular home and experienced agents know that bonuses often disappear in the negotiating.

It was predicted that at least 25% agents will disappear from the scene. 

It's scary, but making moves is what will separate you from all the other "new investors" that have post after post of "how to get started/find a deal/get financing/whatever early stage step" and then disappear off the message boards first.Remember too that your first 5 are tough and the returns make you wonder if the effort is worth it at the time.