Concentrate on the first deal, then the second.

You are wasting time dealing with nickels and dimes when you should be concentrating on the dollars.  

We refer the business out today because it is very important to get with knowledgeable people to assure you don't create problems and you can concentrate on running the business. 

Out of curiosity, did you at any point treat wholesaling land as a niche to concentrate your wholesaling operation around?

will concentrate on the deal findingthanksPauline

I don't have enough info to pass judgment on the mentor, but the suggestion to concentrate on newer houses with less maintenance is counter to most of the logic around REI - newer houses may have less equity, and without a distressed condition, there is less justification for offering a heavily discounted price for the property.

Do you go in with a long list of potential properties, or do you only have a few that you concentrate on and hope they don't get stayed or continued?

==============Depending on what kind of non profit...There are few lenders in that area.Churches get underwritten based on giving units...not profits...and the number of families in a church...and the concentration of the donations by the largest 10% of donors//givers....Risk Magazine just rewrote the guidelines for churches.....and how to underwrite those loans.Non profit schools and hospitals (Charter schools)  get treated differently again....and there are two lenders that will raise money for those based on a private small bond offering...but more expensive than a straight bank loan.Hospitals and  assisted living facilities are treated differently again ....So some more info on the type of NON PROFIT info would help us assist you better....Please find a bank that understands those...as your average banker only understands DSCR and commercial finance is most comfortable with a profit driven enterprise....Non profits get underwritten differentlyI  just completed the loan process for our church for $1.5 million for the land to be followed by a $7 mill construction that I shopped to 3 credit unions and 2 commercial banks...

If you lose your concentration it's pretty easy to make a costly mistake.

Many agents will gladly fill that role for a steady source of listings meaning one less person to hire and/or more time freed to concentrate on acquisitions.