Our best deals were with offers we felt were really low and in one case our realtor almost refused to deliver the offer. 

I'm currently working on an article that covers homeowner/manager frustration with VRBO, HomeAway, Airbnb & other listing sites, and I was hoping to get homeowner feedback and quotes from people doing short-term or vacation rentals.I'm specifically covering homeowner frustration on changing algorithms for VRBO's "Best Match" function & thought on the instant booking function.Have any of you been affected by VRBO's "Best Match" function?

I will say that needing instant money in real estate to deal with anything - illness, job loss, etc - will often cause you to make poor choices.

Before you setup your pricing, you will need to attend to some kind of startup business seminar offered by your state, for you to get actual expenses/rates for your employer tax, workers comp insurance, disability and unemployment insurance, costs that will really hurt your business if you don't use the right rates, and these may not occur instantly, sometimes 3 sometimes 6 sometimes more when you do your reporting, you will need to project this correctly as when you sign the dotted line of a contract, there's no saying that you forgot to figure in your worker comp insurance.The really tricky and optional topic is, estimating, there are a lot of things to factor in, but basically you end up of only one formula, Quantity x Unit = Total, but the encyclopedia will help you determine composition of each item, say a tile composes of 5-8 materials, not only tiles, but they generally have a predetermined amount/quantity for every sq. ft. of tile.Good Luck.

For example one attorney's office has a terrible accounting system and didn't deliver invoices for months.

Many people make great promises, but they cannot deliver.

John Aaroe Group is ideally sized to represent you effectively - small enough to act quickly, but big enough to deliver the powerful resources and global connections to get amazing results for the client.

And once you get a good one then take the advice above and provide excellent service.Much of what investors want is instant information or feedback. 

I used a paralegal who charged me $150 to write up a 30-day notice, deliver it, and advise me as the drama unfolded.

An idea that I might try.Write a simple skinny contract of sale one for each propertyMake the contract subject to and contingent on third party assignment.Subject to lien and judgment report (you need to know what is in the chain of title)Get good comps, you need to know the estimate market valueNeed to determine the estimate potential equity Once you get a list of liens, attempt to negotiate a discount; write an option to purchase the liens at the negotiated discount.Negotiate with a local auction company to sell them at public auction; auction them all in one day.The auction should be a "reserve" sale, the reserve is UNDISCLOSED TO THE PUBLICThe terms of the auction; as is, all cash and subject to the approval of lien and judgment holders and record ownerUse banking days in your contract (gives you more time to close)Make certain you use an auctioneer who sells real estate regularly and has a god reputationQuestions to the auctions company; how often to you sell real estate, where would you advertise the sale (news papers, internet, radio, etc. for how long will you advertise, can you give me an advertising proposal, how much advertising cost will you charge me, how do you get paid 1. flat fee, a buyer's premium, seller commission, do you cooperate with agents, how soon can you have the auction, what size signs will you install (sign on the property should be large, maybe a banner on the buildings), how many directional signs will you install, what deposits would you recommend (too high of a deposit will discourage bidding), will you mail post cards to selected areas, will you hand deliver brochures to businesses in the area, will they be black and white or color, will you give me a list of all inquires receivedYour should preview the auction company's disclosures and contractsAuctioneer should disclose and announce at the sale that the sale is an assignment sale.Auction sales should be conducted in front of the house, inspection should be one hour befor the live All high bids should be taken (even if the price is way lower than expected, this gives you and opportunity to negotiate with all  in the chain of title