I would need to buy 3.5 more single family rentals (of the same CoCR performance) in order to match the income forgoing a mortgage. 

No need for them to bring their $1m+ deal to a random new investor who may or may not be able to perform. 95% of the "wholesalers" in the area are newbies who figure, "I have no money, so I'll be a wholesaler", but most of them will never find a deal in this market. 

I ask tenants to notify me of heaters that may not be performing to their expectations and those I keep on hand, even though replacing them is not common.

I don't know if you are talking about firsts or seconds but I do know that for non-performing seconds I used to pay $30 and recently the fees have been increased to $45/month vs $40 for FCI.

Also to document and support a future suit for specific performance. 

This means you can elect to perform what is now being referred to as a "proprietary" or "classic" short sale (or a non HAFA short sale).

An individual whose only role with respect to the application is physically handling a completed application form or transmitting a completed form to a lender on behalf of a prospective borrower does not take an application.Factual Scenarios – Examples of Not Taking an ApplicationWe seek HUD’s concurrence that the following activities when performed by a manufactured housing retailer or salesperson would not constitute “taking an application.â€Giving a home buyer access to a kiosk in order to complete an application on-line which goes directly to a funding source.Directing a home buyer to complete a paper application for financing.Assisting a home buyer with general questions regarding the completion of a loan application by clarifying what type of information is necessary for the application or otherwise explaining the qualifications or criteria necessary to obtain a loan product.1Suggesting that a home buyer may have incorrectly completed or neglected to complete parts of the application.Describing the steps that a home buyer would need to take to provide information to be used to determine whether the home buyer qualifies for a loan or otherwise explaining the loan application process.2Transcribing information from the home buyer and directing to funding sources.

I've tested this with the same kind of advertising, same cost, same everything and the local performed better.You might want to try and get a number like (XXX) XXX-0000 or something simple like that and get the domain name to match.

First is actual scam, where the intent of the con artist from the beginning is to make money by lieing to the homeowner and then not performing.

Hey, my neighbor needs surgery but has no health insurance, so i'll go to a medical doctor site, read about surgical techniques and then offer to perform the surgery for my neighbor.It never ceases to amaze me that people with no knowledge or experience think they can be successful in real estate; what it really is is an arrogance that devalues the ability, experience, knowledge of those that have studied and performed successfully in the field for many years.