Hint hint Mr Gibbons. ..

Harder to find deals, but fewer people mail them as hinted by the advice on here so there is less competition. 

On the same email, he noted that my wife "will be retiring in a few years" (I'm already retired) hinting that even if we guarantee the mortgage, we might not be able to cope with the payments.

If you want to, I’d like to talk to you more about how’d you find your deals, how is it with SFH, etc @Daniel Methven, Thanks for the hint !

Any hints of things to be aware of or look for are greatly appreciated.Cheers!

(Hint: If you contract low enough, your property will cash flow as far as rents are concerned.)

If he seems flexible and motivated (hint: you know their flexible when they lower their price) then I'd follow up and walk his house with him. 

Once you have identified those areas (Hint:  Rowlett is one.), figure out which ones have the better ISD's of that list.  

I have a higher risk tolerance now than I did when I began my investing career.To take a hint from Warren Buffett, who is perhaps the most successful investor in the world, we only invest in things that either make sense to us, or that make sense to our team.

I am a real estate INVESTOR and I'd like to borrow money on my FIRST DEAL" (hint - you're not an investor if you have yet to invest) or "I have a property I am looking at - will you lend me money on it" (without providing an address - much less anything else).