Get involved and start to engage in the conversation happening here.

My local Realtors must win over 80% of all the listings in my neighborhood just because they keep in touch and engage with the residents.

I engage in busy work that doesn’t move me closer to being a seasoned real estate investor.

I've engaged in assignments, lease options, options, sub 2's, wholesaling, and retailing.

I've also noticed that a lot of the guys and gals have trained in martial arts which is fantastic, but I hate to remind people if your checking out a building in the seedy side of town and your confronted by a squatter I would not try to physically engage that person (unless your life is on the line), most likely that squatter is crazy and on some type of drugs.

Try the accounting department doing accounts payable/receivables and work along-side the accountants and learn how to crunch the numbers.

Consider slimmatic's advice - offer to work for nothing for a successful investor - you have to bring something significant to the table to really engage with a mentor.

Yes, like many have said everything is partly speculative but flipping(rehabbing) is not pure speculative, nor 70% or whatever was stated.Speculation:(Encarta dictionary)1. opinion based on incomplete information: a conclusion, theory, or opinion based on incomplete facts or information 2. reasoning based on incomplete information: reasoning based on incomplete facts or informationmere speculation 3. risky transaction: a financial transaction that involves risk, but is potentially profitablea failed speculation on a dot-com 4. making of risky transactions: the practice of engaging in financial transactions that are risky, but potentially profitableThe later two is the better of the four definitions, in this instance rentals and flips have the same amount of speculative nature.

Many of these properties are something I would be interested in investing in - with the proper discount.Is there some process or technique for engaging a bank in such a situation to discuss a multi-property purchase?

I could talk all day about all the BS these politicians are engaged in.