If you do that, you have a much better chance at having a successful investment. 

Many of our members have found significant success with our program, and we stand by its effectiveness. 

Buying, fixing, and flipping REO properties is a solid strategy, but success lies in preparation.

Miguelli, I would just go with your agent's advice on this seeing as they probably do this all the time successfully.

Looking at successful real estate investors, we can draw insights from some key figures:Sam ZellDonald Brenand Barbara Corcoran. 

I suppose there is a reason agents are doing it but I cannot see this as a profitable endeavor...I believe that Realtors who sign with Realtor.com leads pay a percentage of their commission to Realtor.com if they successfully close the deal - something between 20 - 40%.  

We've had success in all 4 of these markets, so really depends what you're trying to accomplish and how much money you have to play with.

He went upstairs and now the cold was in the main room, and the lights started to flicker again, and the door upstairs slammed twice, three times in quick succession.

Nick moved here from California and has built a successful Real Estate business. 

You need to be looking for "motivated sellers".These 2 things are not the same and one ABSOLUTELY does NOT imply the other.Understand the difference and you will be far more successful, becoming successful!