He was ambitious, eager, and ready to make his mark.One Sunday evening, a lead came in.

I look at foreclosures.comOut of the 3 stages I am definitely not ready for an auctionpreclosure / short sales:- I need to research how to take over a deed / title- need to prepare how to do door knocking (I have a sales background and feel confident in dealing with an emotional conversation about someone’s home) - there IS a window of like 4 weeks that I need to prepare for (have my finances in order) to then bid before it goes to auction?

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

Ran the numbers and thought it was a good deal if I were ready to buy.

Getting ready to do my on my onw. 

Every property will bring its own lessons, so just be ready to roll with the punches and use what you learn to make your next investment even better.

- We've got an owner we're about ready to terminate because we email them information that they refuses to read and always wants us to call them and spend hours talking about it.

Holding high occupancy to get ready for sale.

Seems like they usually start with a little info to get your attention and then tell you to just punch the numbers into the Pro Tool and voila, you're now ready to purchase a property and I'm just thinking, "Did I even learn anything?". 

The key is to be ready, wait for the right property, and adjust your offer based on the strategy you want to deploy.The time of year is less important than the property itself.