A realtor "could" lose their license for running a red light, but they aren't going to.

Tiger-Wow, you're light years ahead me when I was 17 (and probably most of your peers) in terms of business maturity .... sounds like you're already focused on what you want in life and how you are going to get it.

If you are a Broker, be careful not to disclose more information than you legally have to...because people's eyes light up, usually, when they hear someone is a broker and not "just an agent" (which just transformed you from a average shark to a shark on steroids, it seems in the eyes of some sellers).

But it was after the flooding, hard to find anyone to do it and I'd already hung, taped, finished and textured 30 sheets myself, so I just wasn't going to do it as fast as the Mrs. wanted it done.

He tried to make light of it in his sales ad - lots of ghost hunters calling, no bites on a sale.

Many people that know me personally will tell you I truly care for people that want to do better for themselves, in an ethical and moral way.This post is necessary for everyone to read, but also a warning for those of us in the game a while as this unfortunately happened to me recently here in Chicago, Illinois.I love seeing when people first start and have this "deer in the head lights" look.

From your first post it looks like you are light-years ahead of where most people start out.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, so building a business model along these lines is seen in the same light

As Anastasia says, there is also a market to do the "heavy" lifting on these types of properties and sell them off to a homeowner or smaller investor who wants light work only.

I'm listening to the podcasts and have set up some keyword alerts so my mailbox is flooded!