Sure, you can get started without a dime in your pocket by birddogging (finding deals for other investors for a fee or cut of the profit), wholesaling (getting property under contract and turning it over to somebody else), master leasing, purchasing "subject to", and a myriad of other techniques, but I'm afraid you'll find everybody else and their brother is doing the same thing creating a mountain of competition.

I always wonder how gurus get to teach unethical techniques like this and be able to sleep at night?

This technique forces the contractor to justify why their labor prices are what they are.

Stick to your guns, if not, there are always other renters out there- pending that you are utilizing adequate marketing and pricing techniques.

. :)I just hate seeing people spend thier money for stuff thinking it's essential to thier business when it doesn't work well or is inaccurate and where, with a little more effort, they can learn techniques that are the accepted and proven methods of doing things.

During a local investors meeting, the topic came up the other day of whether you can use creative technicques and even no money down techniques in commercial investing.

The techniques are endless, but you will figure out one technique you are comfortable with and build as you go.

Most of the techniques advocated to price assets are rather crude and thus for most real estate investors it is a Stretch Armstrong level stretch to account for risk too.

I'd recommend a combination of techniques such as mailing a letter, then mailing a postcard, and door knocking.My biggest suggestion for ANY type of marketing is to do it consistently and persistently.

thebesthouses,Not that I'm endorsing Sheets at all, but based on your statement, it sounds like you should be the one with the educational course.I don't know much about Sheets or if his techniques work in the real world.