Kristi, My father taught me to swim the old fashioned way, he just threw me into the American River one summer day, sink or swim, it is amazing how quickly you can learn to swim under those conditions.I used the same technique when I started my investing the same way, I figured I would find out what I needed to learn when I ran into a problem and believe me your a lot more motivated to find out the answer when your standing in quicksand.

Now I would like to expand my investment portfolio, and with that apply some of the knowledge and techniques used by professionals such as yourself. 

I believe that there is profit to be made on almost all real estate transactions if it is acquired using the right technique per given situation.

The work around is the same LLC technique. 

However, plenty of options are still available out there, and there are definitely realtors who are willing to farm, and wholesalers who use creative, but perhaps shady techniques.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, get educated on the techniques that are geared toward you and your goals. 

I had one "training house" that was never leased, simply a property used for instruction, techniques of painting, caulking, cleaning, HVAC maintenance, plumbing maintenance, electric checks that homeowners could do, some didn't know how to mow a yard, throwing the grass to the center of a yard before it gets mowed (going the wrong way).

i wasnt a BPer 2 months ago when i was having yard estate sales to clear out all the junk the estate had left on the property but anyways, long story short, i held a couple yard sales.on the 2nd consecutive weekend a browser asked me if i had a permit and i explained how i had just closed on the property and the estate/sellers had left junk behind so i thought what better an oppotunity to see if one's mans trash is another's treasure and so was just holding weekend yard sales till most the stuff is gone and was told i still need a permit so i contacted BOE who said to register online for a temp reseller permit# and i did and then the online system flagged my SSN. i called BOE and they gave me the # to my local BOE field office where i consequently called in and was told to fax my SSN card so i did then they called to say the number field on my ssn card is blank (obviously it is not) so i asked them what do they want, me to expand the image in the fax so i did make an enlargement photocopy and faxed that then they called back to say theres a known problem with their fax machine that is cutting off enlarged images so i actually have to go in person to BOE and show them my SSN card. when i went into the BOE there was a long line (picture DMV!)

Went to a rei seminar  and although i did find it helpful I'm just curious to know how does the community view  these schools that teach "the best" techniques and offer unlimited wealth in real estate. 

·When to give a bird dog a percentage of the deal·What to do when the hard money lender wants a piece of the deal·If your GC is simply a contractor, or an equity partnerPeter has completed well over $25 million in real estate transactions and is sharing some of the techniques that have worked for him as he built his business.Who: Open to the publicWhere: Ristorante Marcellino, 11 Cooper St, Waltham Massachusetts 02453When: Networking starts at 6PM, event starts at 6:30PMHow much: Free event