i took the chance today an swallowed my fear and called the seller on this Craigslist i stated above, investment portfolio in Bradford PA, spoke with the gentleman for about an hour an a half about the properties, found out it is listed FSBO  but the number listed goes to a wholesaler in Ohio not the actual seller, the seller is not motivated because he has made his millions and now offers mentor-ships for investors so he can hold the portfolio till a cash buyer comes along and can give him the 585k which is cool, at least i tried an i feel good about it even though i did not get a deal, i got experience. talking numbers/financing trying to re-route his questions to get more info. doing the "phone duel" it was exciting and i can not wait to call on my next property and begin the dance again.  

Add $20 a month plus shipping to send mail 2x a month and another $30 a month to start the car, roll it forward or backward a few inches. 

If the partner or private lender is lending out 100% of the money I don't think they will want just 20% or hold a note, I would hope they get full owner ship.

We shipped in antique lighting, custom cabinets from Atlanta and spent MANY hours saving and repairing the original trim.

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Even in my local market appreciation is a ship that has sailed imo. 

So, I've moved on to looking for other opportunities while I let her think about my offer...Thanks for the reply and I'd love to meet up and chat too, at the moment I'm deployed in Guam attached to a ship out here so I won't be back for a few months.

I like the “rocket ship” analogy from the podcast talking about how hard it is to get off the ground on the first deal.

I’m interested to see if this is demand increasing across the board or a niche area improving more than others and consequently being the ‘rising tide’ lifting all ships.

I found a mentor in Dallas that I trusted and it enabled me to get the confidence up to purchase single family homes strictly for rental income in Dallas while I lived in Albany, NY.Now I have 10 deeds, 18 units as well as partial owner ship in 80 apartment units (doors) and live off the cashflow.I would suggest networking as much as you can in environments were investors have the abundance mentality and freely share information.