Quote from @Jaren Taylor: Quote from @Stuart Udis: Depending on the transaction sizes you are pursuing, raising money to purchase property without debt requires either an incredible network of relationships or devoting a lot of time and effort to raising money.

For a number of years the majority of my time has been devoted to investing and developing.

It’s personal to the seller, who’s likely devoted a considerable amount of time and money to their operation.

Because there are nuances to seller financing, a lot of space would need to be devoted to covering the subject to make sense, and that requires sitting down to a cup of coffee for a long discussion.

we ran into this in FLA  a few years back when I had 4 starts and I exited that market.. permits  sub base all pretty tough for someone who is not there and already knows the systems hands down and has a devoted loyal sub base.. thats the key in my mind.

Loan officers with 25 years of experience typically are more experienced, and have less time per file, because they have an abundance of files.Loan officers with 25 months of experience typically are less experienced, but have more time to devote to you.I can't write my own loans, so when I'm getting a loan I prefer working with less busy people when I'm doing my own real estate investment, they're more responsive and dedicated it feels like.

The most valuable lessons are issues that stop you in your tracks and you devote time and effort to solving them.  

My next 3 months are devoted to learning, practicing analyzing deals, etc. 

Been doing wholesaling off and on with little success but hopefully more time to devote to that shortly.

.: How much time do you devote to your investing?