The forums that seem to have the most activity are:•SEO•Google-Yahoo-Search Engines•Linking•Getting Attention to Blogs•Marketing Ideas•Website design and Dev•Social NetworkingAll are great areas to pay attention to, but the single most important piece of the puzzle that I think is being overlooked is MOBILE.Here are some of the leading objections I hear from real estate agents, brokers and industry pros:•I use my phone for phone calls not to text chat•I only use text messaging to communicate with friends and family•I have a client that uses it all the time and I hate it.

Every seminar I have ever attended gives a small little piece of the puzzle, usually the same piece and try almost desperatley to up sell there expensive coaching.

The transaction that puzzles me is the last one (#13).

One of the major pieces to your short sale puzzle is being able to prove to the lender that your homeowner has a "hardship" that makes it impossible for them to make any more payments.

All parties feel safe here that an ethical transaction has been engineered.The great puzzle today is what is the exercise price?

Be careful on the guru courses, as they often charge way too much and only give you a piece of the puzzle in an attempt to "upsale" you to spend more.You can also check out my website for info.

We're just starting down on the economy and I think that we've got a long, long way to go.I'm a little puzzled by your comment on the covered calls.

They will give you the information you need, now its up to you to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

Look at it as one piece of the puzzle.

I am very new to the country, just 7 years old and am in the real estate business for the last 2 years.Investing in fixers is a topic of interest to me but since I have never done it for myself, I am in an exploratory stage, just trying to get more info, guidance and leads on such properties in the bay area.I am a bit reluctant to look outside the state.Just sharing something- I invested in pre construction apartments in India and just doubled my money even before they are ready for possession !!