Now, what do I say to my cautiously optimistic wife waiting for my return from work?

I am positive, an optimist, an opportunist, innovative, energetic, and ready to sell some contracts.

That’s usually the case with wholesalers – they tend to be overly optimistic with their numbers in order to make the deals look better.

This one is in your handds totally.Overall, based upon what i'm hearing you say, it sounds like you are being very optimistic about this deal.

The great thing about these forums is that you will find a dose of reality, instead of the over-optimistic hype spewed by most of the "gurus".Finally, I would suggest joining your local REIA (Real Estate Investors Association) and making friends with the successful investors in your town.The vast majority of newbies in any business fail.

I hear many roads are still out and electric is still sporadic and only for a few hours at a time.I am somewhat optimistic that there will be the possibility of great things for investors in P.R., but proceed very cautiously.

They were optimistic that they only had to dig out a few buckets of soil which would make the cost significantly less than $9k.

Look around almost any area of the country and you will find these once optimistic developers.

well I'm thinking northwest area but I'm just looking to get somethng I can live in that will still cashlow after I leave.. but sounds like that is overly optimistic..I may have to stick to renting for now. and jives with what I've been seeing as well.. quelle bummer:(

Update: I'm feeling optimistic now.