Now that the RE market is going down, I am hoping to make a solid investment now that I can be proud of 10 years later when I may decide to settle down with option to dispose it quickly if I decided to move to some other part of the country.

Also, several of the participants here have been helpful in recommending some good books that address my specific type of RE investing.

Unsecured, once you participate in the forums and have 10 posts, you can PM us.

Max,Every participated in a sport where it takes a while to develop special skills?

You participate in every negotiation anyhow!

Only agents can attend or participate as there is a security law issue for deals across state lines.

Oh I know Josh-And I was checking into my profile and I noticed that if I keep my pace of participation with the site I will catch James in no time!

I also run my ads in the Homes for Sale section of the newspaper, not the Houses Wanted section.Newspaper Classified rules1.Run ads consistently2.Run in the Home for Sale section3.Run two ads when your budget increases4.Make your ads standout1.Draw Circles around the ad2.Place the ad Upside Down5.Keep them simpleResearchers A "Researcher" is any person, or organization, that provides a referral, or participates in programs, that generate qualified referrals.

You never know who you might meet.There is a REI Club that also meets in the Walnut Creek area that I participate in.

He fails to have any incentive to be successful.If Mike is willing to participate to help Joe build himself back up, then I would suggest some sort of LLC partnership operation with special allocations to give Joe a guaranteed payment of the cash flow amount distributable and then give Mike all the revenues & expenses, which include the guaranteed payment to Joe and depreciation.