Problem is most people are fishing for bass in a trout stream.

Castle Rock may be 25 miles south, but it's still DENVER METRO.Unless you live in Colorado Springs and would rather look at spec houses than go fishing in the Rockies, save your time!

Most of these deals come through a friend but I'd like to learn to fish for myself.

That makes it easier than someone who is looking to hang out the “gone fishing” sign for the rest of their life.

This is one of the best places to learn the nuts and bolts of REI.But there is also no substitute for education in the "basics" of life.

I have a book or two from Bronchick and a download from Diamond, the cost isn't the issue - it's which will give me the information to get started as a beginner.My background is accounting, so I started with 'doing the numbers' on paper, looking at quads for sale in my area and talking to other investors.Now it's time to fish or cut bait, so which course would you (experienced investors please) choose if you were just starting?

While they explain what some of the indicators are that they use to determine what would make a good emerging market, they do not really get into the nuts an bolts of exactly how to conduct this research.All in all I thought the book was good and it definitely gave me some moments of inspiration of things I can change in my own investing career, however I would have preferred more practical "how to" information versus theory.This is a book that I believe would be helpful for experienced investors.

I wonder if there might be a lot of such opportunities for people who aggressively fish around and find sellers who will take "whatever the market will bear" regardless of how low it might be (within reason).

the latest info i was told was that if its a good house multiply the square footage by 10 dollarsif its bad multiply by 20 dollars per square footand 25 if its uglyto get the reproduction cost. i personally think the guy was trying to screw my math up to keep me under him, he is supposed to be my mentor but when i ask him things like this he acts a Lil funny that's why I'm fishing and looking to learn enough to break away.what do u guys think

But as long as they're getting a payment, they have bigger fish to fry.Jon