I suppose if you were to pay me 10 grand, I'd call a local attorney and get the low down and retain them as needed, but I doubt the guru mentors do that.I just keep pounding away at getting basic RE knowledge before getting with any mentor or coach, or getting involved in any niche strategy.

How to get a property under contract, how to check for encumbrances, liens, or anything that could give me an unwanted financial backend surprises.

The aircraft is limited to not more than 55 pounds unless otherwise certified through a design, construction, inspection, flight test, and operational safety program administered by a community-based organization;5.

I too would first try to extract a pound of flesh in exchange for the Vendor having the "privilege" of not providing financial information or not complying with the terms of the contract they signed.  

But I see the current TK and out of state parallels big time in the same subconscious reasons folks move for less expensive properties out of state.Not to mention its pounded into everyone's head that the way to get wealthy is to buy RE and the best RE to buy is cash flow appreciation is the icing on the cake..

I'll take Yen, Pesos, Kroon, Pound, Birr, Euros, Francs, Rubles, Gold, Bitcoin ... as long as it translates to USD at the closing table.

I routinely drop 5 to 10 pounds turning around a unit, especially on a big summer paint job....it is like real estate Cross Fit or something, all kinds of lifting, bending, etc...welcome...

In the post Dodd/Frank lending era, other than being able to drive to their office and pound on their desk when the deal starts going south and they won't call you, local brokers don't have the advantages for most borrowers that they used to.

I recently read this in How to Win Friends and Influence People, and it re-emphasized to me the incredible importance of the dialogue with our potential clients: "Thousands of salespeople are pounding the pavements today, tired, discouraged and underpaid.

As a noob, I appreciate your advice and humor, especially the parts about being fair but firm and not being penny wise but pound foolish.