I was thinking of dressing in very casual attire, so as to not look too professional and walk the streets and introduce myself as the new neighbor who just bought on the street and see if anyone else is interested in selling.

You might find it worth your while to wander the complex dressed like a typical tenant.

You could all sorts of fancy port blocking and all that stuff, but then you'd be adding more time.

The only thing I can think of is that she's pack'n serious heat just in case.I mean really, besides some tissues that other elder ladies have in their dress, what could be in that purse????

Dress nicely, bring your checkbook, explain how much money you have to spend, how much you can borrow, and your criteria for purchasing.

Is balanced such that your overall cash flow from the other, free-and-clear portfolio covers your negative cash flow on the highly mortgaged portfolioThere are other things that come up in these threads like poison pills and other fancy stuff.

Doesn't matter if they want to see what you look like dressed in all velvet, if you want their money you have to do what they say.

Yeah, dress like me and Jerry here.

The way I get paid is simple, I don't charge anything up front, I'll just do a deal or 2 with them and split 50/50 so I make money, they make money and hopefully I've built a relationship with a future full-time investor to do other/more deals with in the future....My biggest hurdle in helping a newbie out is getting them to quit being lazy, I don't know who's out there spreading lies about making millions in real estate while drinking fancy drinks with little umbrellas in them on the beach.

My father was a "building superintendent" (fancy name for janitor) for many years in Illinois and every time he addressed a repair issue that involve a single female he took my mother with him.