All Forum Posts by: Gary Calver

I'm looking for an internship possibility. Just passed the real estate exam. Wanted to hook up with a mentor and build some unpaid experience.

Would anyone consider their self a successful real estate agent in Broward or North Miami Dade WITH proven experience with internet/social media marketing? Or do you know somebody you'd suggest? I would be interested in talking with you or them potentially. Thanksies!

Thanks, bros!

does anyone know who the best brokers are to get started with in the south Florida area? I just passed the exam and a lot of places sent me postcards. What's the best way to pick a place?

If you can suggest specific places that's great, but if you can at least suggest how to pick a place that's great too.

 Link???

The online course I passed to move on to taking the Florida state exam is set up so boring and information overloaded that I'm willing to pay for help via PayPal to pass the exam (Passed the Azure Tides course from Groupon).

Is someone confident they can help me in an hour or two or three for like $35 an hour so I'd successfully pass it? Greatly appreciated. We can Skype or Facebook video (messenger).

By the way, is it possible to take a home your helping short sale and actually double escrow or wholesale that where you don't actually have to bring hard money to the table or does it not work for short sales, too?

@Brian Garrett

I know, right? I'm pretty sure he sent me the transcript of his TEDx Talk by accident. ;^)

I appreciate all the feedback, guys. And as surprising as this may sound in the year 2017 coming from someone under the age of 30, I actually read that whole reply Mike and I really appreciate and value the input and information you put out there. I admit to being surrounded by haters and naysayers in life and I at this point know how to appreciate encouragement and someone supporting believing in greater and what others consider unrealistic things. Truly thanks! And your support of individualism is something I really connect with. I know that a typical 40-hour work week job drains me, screws with my head, and feels against what is right for me. Real estate investing from what I've heard falls within what works with my persona.

I've heard of using the I think tax appraisers office or Clerk of County Courts, some area of government like that, to find out who is in pre-foreclosure yet may not have tried to sell their home, I'm now familiar with the quote unquote driving for dollars looking for abandoned and vacant to reach out to, and Bill Vaughn suggested going door-to-door with Flyers as a superior approach versus the yellow letter campaign stuff to reach the right people. I was actually very doubtful about the MLS after things I heard but after what you mentioned I realize those people naysaying probably pigeonholed it in my head and I really appreciate you opening my eyes.

Will check out some of your stuff. Thanks again, Mike! *Birds from Finding Nemo* Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! :^D

You mentioned accessing hard money is not difficult. Do you have suggestions on that? I know the Broward Real Estate Investors Association has a sponsor that does hard money lending but they only cover 90% of a deal and require a minimum of $20,000 in liquid money. I don't have quite that much in my pockets right now, or I wouldn't need a second pair of pants to keep me warm out there. (40° for those who don't live here)

I appreciate the reminder that the information is on Bigger Pockets. The biggest reason for considering doing joint venture including that overpriced one was because of access to their money. I was comparing the two versions of going forward working with someone versus doing it on my own from my current financial situation and it just seems according to the numbers like I could get further faster working with someone, even that overpriced capitalist night terror.