I've owned 3 SFH rental properties, but I've sold them and have concentrated on flips now.

My approach is to jump into the REI side of the business however an uncertainty as to which area(s) of REI I should concentrate on according to the circumstances (salary, savings, etc) indicated in this post is what is holding me back.

I will say I asked each caller why they responded to my card. 1- responds to all mail regarding his properties2 - Timing5- it was handwritten, written on nice cardstock, something they didn't mind hanging on fridge/corkboardJust keep in mind depending on your goals, you don't have to spray and pray all over your city... you can do just find in smaller batches with a more concentrated effort.Cheers,Jake 

Here's my top 3 rankings.1) The investor is not accredited and hence does not qualify.2) The second thing is lack of liquidity or timing.3) Diversification - they may be over concentrated in an asset class or geography or both.Ironically, its rarely that they don't like the market, deal or sponsor.   

I am a part-time MBA student considering a Real Estate Evaluation and Analysis concentration and was looking for some pointers/advice.

Striving to be an Architect//Developer//InvestorI am considering applying for grad school in the concentration of real estate development.

down on three, or pay buy a 70K property for cash and use the remaining 15K as a down payment etc etc.You can use this strategy to begin to concentrate equity to make access in refis easier.  

My opinion...concentrate on getting your deals.

The area I am concentrating for my first deal is in San Bernardino and Riverside.

You are all over the map and need to concentrate on maximising your income and your savings to move forward with investing.