This property is not on the market yet and I want to strike while the iron is hot. 

Have your financing in order so you are ready to strike when the deal arises.

Seller can very easily go to another buyer and strike a deal.

Strike one.

The problem is, when you encounter the typical, what I call the "Susan Rottencrotch" realtor, most of the time the sellers have no idea about the behavior of their listing agent until they are exposed.This why when I'm helping one of my borrowers, who I have referred to my realtor partners, I like to preemptive strike the listing agent with an:Attorney Escrow Letter Approval Letter  (when possible, a lot higher than the list price)  This accomplished a lot of things, but mostly lets the listing agent know my borrower means business and can easily purchase the property and also the listing agent is then in receipt of the letters.Then if I need the listing agent to open and show their own listing, its hard for them to say no.  

So, you need to strike fast and you need to be competitive to have a chance. 

The inherited tenants learned this immediately and it strike a respectful fear that complaining about "not having the nicest" may backfire.

As the missile strike approved in Syria, I'm interested to see how war time affect the real estate market.If any has real estate data or experiences for real estate market with military base from the 2000 - 2005 please share with me.

If RE is such a piece of cake, why does not everyone wanting to strike it rich get in and retire early collecting rent? 

Although I've done a few deals, I dont believe I'm an "investor" since I'm so new at it, less then 1 year.I would love to just connect with others that have experience in lease options, sandwich lease options, rental properties, wholesaling, fix n flips, or any similar goals.Feel free to leave a comment and lets see how we can help each other and others by striking a convo here!!