Many sellers try to have the cake and eat it too.

If you can find 1% with a cake walk, then take a little extra effort and try to find something even better -- maybe 1.5% or so?

Now that that's out of the way, your next deals should be a piece of cake, right?

Not paying or paying little commission is just icing on the cake.

I first became interested in real estate after raiding my Dad's favorite books, primarily 'Rich Dad.." and now 'Think and Grow Rich".BTW...I am in Anaheim, CAI am looking to start in wholesaling for a while and build enough to pay-down some debt, improve our own home and save enough to match 1-2 years salary and marketing expenses before going full-bore into this...at least that's the dream.

Offering a cake job but they just don't return our calls or don't show up!

Flipping homes is a full time job and no piece of cake even for a local operator.I suggest you tread very carefully . 

Not everyone likes cake, and not everyone invests the same way.

Make sure it makes sense in the right now, future is icing on the cake.   

Can't have your cake and eat it too.4) I do like the idea of other income and they didn't provide enough information to determine if those amounts are inflated like the rents are.