Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

If your clients/or yourself put the time into learning and figuring out a niche in the RE world that excites you, start looking for deals that make sense and always run the numbers.

What the gurus do NOT tell you is they expect you to get a Class C S8 tenant to rent a Class D property. 

I’ve hit a challenge in shifting my mindset and would like to ask the group - if I’m not an extrovert with a sales background and the cushion of a 6-figure corporate job, will I be able to succeed at REI?  

If youre saying that the cost of the loan are approx $100k for these figures, then yes, that is ridiculous.

Managing investor expectations.

The judge asked him how he arrived at those figures and he didn't really have an answer other than we owed him $800 dollars for "lost wages". 

This sets the right expectations. 

There are several companies that send letters and some are active on Bigger Pockets.However, I would caution you to set expectations appropriately.1.

The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving.