I believe bandit signs are a great way for a new wholesaler to get things going... you need your phone to ring and these signs will do just that.

I definitely will give you a ring soon.

give me a ring if possible.  

Purchase Price: 32,000Rehab Budget: 24,000Holding Costs: 30% or 37,500.00Potential profit: 31,500Saying that you will either make around 7K on assignment after you let them talk you down to 30K for the purchase or you will get the attention/mentoring time of someone like @Jeff Rabinowitz  or any of the other successful rehabbers here who have the experience doing what you want to be doing.Instead of looking for Private Money this early in your career after most of the veterans here have all shared on the forums and in other arenas that they weren't able to successfully find private money until they were very open with their track record and most of them will tell you that instead of presenting a singular "solicitation" for private money they first gave the potential investor their 3" Ring Binder full of here's what I've done so far any questions book.The only caveat I can see to the above would agree with the first piece of advice you were given.

Obviously my opportunity sensor bells started ringing; however, I've never done a deal yet, so i don't even know where to begin.

.,...they have to ring the doorbell...........I then will "stop" the group tour briefly.....go open the door............and then i take the "late people" directly to where everyone else is.....This intentionally lets them know that they are not the only ones looking at the property and they generally are on their best behavior because they know they were late.....On a side note I am not worried about someone misbehaving or "borrowing" something while I leave the "on time tour group" because I am extremely confident that they would be "ratted out" very quickly as soon as I return to them

Something that keeps ringing in my head is a quote from Serge about 'buying other people's value add MFU's' it wasn't till he said it that it clicked in my mind.

How can Cliff be doing so well,… we grew up together, worked together, were in the service together…… You’re the CHAMPION you took the time to figure out what it takes to go out kill something and bring it home so you had food on the table!

Do I need a ring since I'd almost be getting married?!

Universities champion them because they’re cash cows for business schools - how do you think they paid for that marble flooring and Starbucks vending machine?