This video may help with evaluating the deal.

One of his most important duties is to take dozens of pictures of potential properties and upload them to our company cloud server - soon we will be implementing a video option that will further improve our acquisition process.

I am completely shocked how Brian's situation mirrors mine identically.The job, that friggin cubicle, the not knowing how to start even when some guru's video package I paid 500 dollars for breaks it down "step by step", something obviously is missing.I posted my own posts begging for clarity and for guidance, but I realized (and I bet everyone that replied too) that the more replies I got the more questions sprouted.I wanted a list of steps:"go to godaddy, and by a domain name""walk to your car, open the door, get in and drive to xxx st and post a flyer there... and there.. and there"."

I recently did a free video about the importance of properly handling your incoming calls: http://youtu.be/3Z6pRFEqFRoP.S.

A couple years ago Joshua Dorkin asked for video submissions on this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Awesome video!

They just like helping other people.Fact is, you could learn almost everything in the world from books, videos, and the Internet, all without the aid of any teacher or mentor.

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I ask the buyer if I can take pics and video, then I upload the video to Youtube and then blast the property to my buyers they get clear photos and a wonderful video.  

I have knowledge about real estate and investing through books and videos but that is pretty much it.So the question: to buy or not to buy in the bay area?