As for secrets and tactics, I believe in sharing those with others on this website 100% (especially if the person that I'm assisting is in a completely different state and is not going to become a competitor in my local market).

Any investor that sees that you are new and have a "real" deal, they should be willing to help with the paperwork to ensure that you bring future deals to them and not their competitors.

If you answer and your competitors don't, you obviously have a much better shot at getting the deal.I know a bunch of investors in my market that let their advertising calls go to voicemail.

Military spending may seem like a waste to some given that we spend 10 times as much as our nearest "competitor," but this needs to be balanced against the fact that we maintain a staff of very smart people to develop new weapons if the crap ever hits the fan.

I have $10k down.Good credits score.Obviously can evaluate market with MLS access.Any suggestions on where to get money on rehab, how to beat REO with all the cash competitors, finding good contractor?

My "competitors" charging 1/3 of what I do have more business than they can possible handle, and earn 1/4 of what I do working 3 times as many hours.So I am back to my main point - having identified a great deal do not sell it for minimum profit, hold out for the most the market will bear!

I suspect that their credit underwriting is similar since they are competitors.

I guess worst case scenario would be that a competitor has somehow found a way to beat you to the deals.

Our goal is to sell houses quickly, and the best way to do that is to ensure that if there is a buyer looking in one of our neighborhoods, there is almost 100% chance he'll buy our house over any of competitors.

In terms of cold and sterile data (which I find to be useful) he simply worked harder to get in front of the electorate.All reports state that he gave about 300% the number of speeches as his competitor.