I'm just getting started but I'm trying to formulate a strategy to find some deals.

On our high end homes we get a pro designer, but don't solicit feedback nearly as strategically.

James wrote:I invest in strategic RELATIONSHIPS!

( I have a strategic alliance with a local community bank for my primary business )What sort of properties should I look at?

See what marketing works best for your new investor friends, and start formulating your own marketing plan, and budget that you will use when you get started.

Suggestion #6: I never saw this in any school or college I attended, but I saw it ALL the time in the establishments where I worked: How about comment cards and suggestion boxes placed in strategic locations throughout the school AND [maybe] in businesses throughout the community?

I was just wondering, from a strategic point of view if anyone had any ideas on how to turn this into a better situation for all concerned (especially me and the small rehabbers!).

A real estate crash typically takes months or years giving you time to think, strategize and react.

I wanted to get advice on how to best strategize on this from this great network.

They somewhat pretend to have your best interests at heart but in reality want you to agree to a price as quickly as possible.Sometimes I even get the feeling that they collude with the sellers agents to strategize on the offer i’ll accept the quickest.What do you guys think?