Like a card player going into a game without sufficient reserves for a bad or misplayed hand, you need to bring money into this game or risk losing your shirt.

As they say in hockey "A good player goes where the puck is while a great player goes where the puck will be."

I'm a former professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers and I plan to redirect my passion for the game turn it into a passion for real estate!

Then once you've managed the asset successfully for a year, you're a player and can get a commercial loan much easier.

Learn the system, know the players, get your name on all the auction companies mailing list.We do NO foreclosures, only owner ordered and investor's properties.Good luck ------ Charles

We study it, understand it, respect it and learn what players have done with it. 

@Josh McCullough  - here's a couple of questions to consider.You said that the CB brokerage in your town is "large" - does that mean that its large enough that its the biggest player in that market?  

That's a great way to network with some of the local players.

And collect business cards of all the players in your area?

It shows you are a team player and I think you have the right attitude to go far.