There will be title issues, probate issues, original seller not willing to close issues, appraisal issues, hard money lender issues, family says grandma not in her right mind to sell at 50% discount issues, termite issues, foundation issues, structural issues, can't get insurance issues, I don't have any money to move out issues, or a whole host of other problems.Well...every now and then you find someone that wants to dump one and it is a clean deal and they think because they are not using a realtor, they're saving 6%. 

Do you have a nice amount saved up for the activities you enjoy(I assume yes given a 30+ year in Tech plus you mentioning making lots of money already in real estate).If that is the case, what are you looking to achieve now within real estate?

I recommend saving money to enroll in real estate licensing classes and to take the licensing exams.

I know that they are pretty big and competitive and also our competitor :) My management  company has great reviews and better pricing, which allows you to save PM me if you are interested in discussing it further. 

Hi Terry, I messaged you privately, but yes, it's been hard to get good help. 

If you want to JV your wholesale deals you want to do it with someone you know, like, and trust over time and have met in person.There’s nothing more wasteful and inefficient (in the private sector) than financial intermediaries engaging in a “daisy chain” to try to close “undoable” deals.

In general I'm saving for repairs to the property, but we all know that this covers a wide spectrum.

If you save 50k per year, but it costs you 100k to acquire a rental, you're going to get 1 rental every other year which is way too slow to move the needle.

Thanks @Melanie Johnston - NEXT is a private money lender.

Quote from @Austin Schubert: Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Austin Schubert: Would anyone have a sample template of a proposal that you've used in the past that goes over how your structure a deal with a private money individual?