The truth is that the vast majority of newbies fail in a short period of time.

that's an okay angle i guess, if it's the truth and if the person you're talking to believes it.

Let's not confuse the truth with the guru babble.Mike

That would be everyone I meet in the grocery, drug store, at Little League, Lions Club, Boy Scouts, PTA, church, the newspaper delivery boy, the postman, the UPS driver and even people sitting at nearby booths at Denny's.Naturally I will tell them ONLY THE TRUTH about how I feel I was treated and with any luck and persistence we may see if TRUTH and WORD OF MOUTH can overcome paid advertising.signed EOCNOTE, I'm not saying YOU should do this.

(This may sound harsh, but you want the truth - don't you?)

That is often in conflict with telling the entire truth, which is not as attractive as the hype.Mike

Contractors, sellers, buyers, tenants; they'll all lie/hide/fudge the truth.

As a private Lender do you have to provide a GFE, Truth in lending and other discourse?

Obviously, we're fans of Birmingham, since that's where we live and work, but truthfully you can get good returns in many places, though the South and Midwest are generally considered the big winners lately.My advice would be to focus less on market and more on people.

Truth is, you can't argue with someone who's brand new to all things real estate and genuinely believes top agents are going to be at his beck and call before ever completing a transaction.