This is a classic no money down technique for apartments...

If you do not, try your hand at wholesaling, specifically using the driving for dollars technique.

anyone from Detroit,mi willing to learn the drive for dollars technique together .

Joe, This is a terrific technique. .Have you experience refinance concerns in this strategy when properties are under LLC partnerships? 

You will pick up on real estate terminology and sales techniques over time just listening to your co-workers.Good luck.

For those interested in creative financing techniques, Jerry W. just pointed out a good one.

I am able to refine the techniques that I already use, as apposed to being bombarded by ideas.

I understand these online closing/sales techniques, I understand they probably net the guys a lot... but how do you wade through all the crap.Someone (maybe me) needs to create a third party review site that does not get compensated from the gurus.

Making lemonade out of lemons is probably one of the best adages I can think of for learning to be creative and solving problems in real estateif there is a problem with a property or dimension issues you dont always have to go to a contractor to solve the problemcontractors have a certain mindsetand are operating on a specific paradaigmhere are some solutions I have done in the past that have really worked and paid dividendsi had an ejector pump in a bathroom and the space was covered by a makeshift door I decided to have a custom cabinet built that functioned as a trash receptacle and had shelves as well now the unsightly space is home to a beautiful custom cabinet that can be easily removed for servicing the pump when it needs it problem two I bought a house that had front of the shower enclosure removedrather than buy another shower enclosure cost 500.ooi opted to replace the front wall with backer board and tile the front and ended up with a beautiful custom look cost was cheaper than replacing shower enclosure and the look is twice as good problem threewhen i bought my house there was a hole knocked out one of the walls about the size of a  door i suppose thieves came in from the crawl space into this part of the house when it was vacantrather than close in the spacei enlarged the crawls space door poured a concrete floor and created a second exterior doorway to the space making the downstairs ready to become a legal apartment. 

Construction techniques, and materials used often make it difficult to replace plumbing.