Define the annual returns you want and the degree of risk you are willing to take on.After many avenues of research if the return you want has too much risk for you then you need to adjust your returns expectations or increase your risk acceptance with your money.If the dynamic is specific to your area where you live you can look outside of that area (other cities,counties,states) to find properties or investment streams that match what you want.

And then you'll be held to that.But again, it sounds like you're new to this, which means you're probably not ready to deal with all the aspects of selling a house (dealing with agents/buyers/showings, negotiation, contracts, coordinating inspections/appraisals, dealing with closings, etc), and you certainly don't want to leave this all up to the buyer's agent.So, find a great listing agent to handle all this for you...

So from that type of publication or course if you can walk away and define an area of interest in more detail, I think that is a win.

I hear apartment buildings and some people think duplex,tri-plex,quad.I define it as 5 or more units for commercial purposes that will use the income approach as compared to the comparable sales approach and commercial financing versus traditional lending.Each size of building and units will have various things to analyze.You first need to define how much money you have to actually get started and that will determine to an extent what size you start out with among many other factors.

Shuold be after lender approval.The rider simply says when contingency periods begin -- it doesn't define what those contingency periods are.

Within a short time I am amazed at how much knowledge and information I have amassed on every aspect and facet of investing.

I understand most aspects of wholesaling.

Many of us have our own idea what these terms mean, but the IRS defines some terms very clearly and other terms are left very ill-defined.

You also have a very defined model that you repeat over and over.

.#2- Fear of not controlling every aspect of an investment (Escrow, Title, outcome of the deal, etc.) .