Real estate is an incredibly powerful tool to an investor in creating generational wealth.

Andrew and his company are incredibly UNPROFESSIONAL and I would recommend STAYING AWAY from him and his company. 

Through networking, one may find off-market deals and get recommendations from others who find motivated sellers or distressed homes.Internet marketing: To establish contact with possible sellers, make use of internet resources including social media, real estate websites, and forums.

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

Having said that, I am getting much better at analyzing properties on my own and have a specific set of criteria a property MUST meet and perform enough due-diligence research that the chance of missing major red flags are getting smaller and smaller.And yes, as the overwhelming majority of foreclosures are either cancelled or "purchased" by the plaintiff (bank) and the limited inventory (at least in Hillsborough County) is often bid-up by neophytes or snatched up by large wholesalers and other REI firms that specialize in flipping C-class properties, there are few opportunities for us little fish.To keep myself motivated, I've been keeping a log of properties that went to third-party bidders (i.e. private buyers) which I could have bought had I been monitoring the auctions during periods when I was too busy to do so.

The beneficiary is not recorded only the trustee so this could be a good tool to use in subject 2 deals.I would certainly consider doing this but I've had no problem finding plenty of paid off properties with motivated sellers and distressed properties.

For those of you who are familiar with how to open an entity in your state, how to stay self motivated, how to make effective phone calls, and just operate in a professional manner, the first half of the training may seem slow/repetitive. 

They rinse and repeat until the money, deals, or REI motivation runs out.

I don't know about you, but in 30 years I'd rather be sitting on a million-dollar asset that I own free and clear (because someone else paid it off for me) that is generating multiple, multiple times the rent I was collecting when I first acquired it and in which I can fill a vacancy with a qualified tenant within two weeks because the area is so desirable that it can't keep up with housing demand than on some boondocks asset that I only purchased because it was the cheapest thing around and "cash flowed" $200 per month on paper but barely appreciated over the years and whose rent appreciation has marginally kept up with inflation and takes me three months to fill a vacancy with a "qualified" tenant who even then might get behind on rent because his hours were cut at the gas station 30 miles away (true story; my tenant worked at a gas station in Boron--only job he could find).Personally, I'm keeping my 4-unit in Santa Clarita and investing in development deals and notes until an incredible off-market deal lands in my lap (keep dreaming, Logan) or the SoCal market cools.  

The motivation to sit open houses now is gone!