I feel would give mea bad reputation in my community and does not reflect my business model or company image.

If they feel you flake or something goes bad, they WILL end up with a property at, many times, a better deal then what you paid.Last, Mr Hammonds, if some seller actually walked away from a 45K loan (less than, and fees) and after some fix up, and the FMV was 75K or so, the seller was a lazy.

Following that I signed up with other agencies and now I do about 10-15 a week- I here that other RA are doing alot more but I am in a pricey area and our market although very slow is not as bad as some of the other states where REO's are running the market.

It's a very specific taste and buyers have a very bad habit of looking at furniiture instead of the actual house.

Don't feel too bad. 9 grand on advertising is a drop in the bucket.....

The houses were so badly damaged they were nothing but teardowns.

My point being unless you know the market as well as the appraiser does, how do you know a good deal from a bad deal.

This is not to say that all Realtors are bad, simply to shed light on the situation.Good luck in your investment career and make sure you get educated.

Also if we have any bad ideas or you think we are wasting our time let us know.

Not a bad idea.