The casual flip may be tricky as the margin for error may be slim in many markets and it is never quite like they show on tv (for great background, check out the BP books on flipping houses, for example).

Don't try to spread your marketing across all of Bexar County or all of SA - pick a place where you want to buy houses and where you can target market to about 3,000 carefully selected homeowners. 3) Billboards, TV and radio commercials are all too expensive and you rarely break even on those.

well im new to the real estate,an what i plane to do i hope is find a lot of notes an make some money so my wife can stop working .an i can get my own house an save some money for my twins.it is 1 thing i don't want my kids to strugle like i have.but for me im from alabama an i neet my wife on the intrnet in 99.we talk on the phone an on the internet so after a while,so i jumped on the dog am came to corn an cow country.that was in 2000 an i got married had twins taylor&jordan.an so here i am seen on tv about buying an selling notes in cash flow.so is what i was told i need to find notes between 2 ppl.so i tried for a bit an gave up didnt know what i was doing so about 8mo later im trying again.the guy i rent from now is in the same thing im doing an told my wife it was a great thing to get in,when he got time he would stop in an show me how to find notes an where to look.really i have sat at this computer an looke an looked an rteally im lost but not giving up this time.i think if i find that 1st note an sell it things well change.so thats my story an im sticking to it.but really could use a good bird dog lol to point for me have a good day all thanks for the help

Are you talking about a static print sign or the new gas pumps that have the TV's built in with sound??

As said in a TV commercial...sometimes the greatest risk is taking no risk at all.  

I get all manner of direct mail to buy my notes I get telemarketed by companies in new York all the time to buy our notes.. etc etc.. just like I get direct mail to buy our properties.however from someone like myself perspective you get so many people contacting you that are beginners and reading from scrips you just stop listening or responding or picking the phone... but yes everyone has to start somewhere .. and like all things real estate 10% make 90% of the revenue be it real estate brokerage,,, wholesalers ,  note finders etc etc.. just the way of the world.I have funded a ton of stuff for the TV guru's over the years and been to their big events... and granted there will be 400 folks there all pumped up.. but maybe 20 to 40 will come out of those seminars and take action the rest well they just spent their dough and never do anything..

Is it realistic to do like the guys in the TV show "Flip that House" starting with $20,000?

well, u decide.HOWEVER, the winderful people at FICO have picked up on this practice and are changing how authorized users are rated.NOW, back to your original question cliff, many lenders will accept alternative tradelines (meaning tradelines that show payment history that does not show up on your report). if u were to apply for say a mortgage and be declined for lack of tradelines, i would certainly provide this alternate tradeline to satisfy their requirements. i've seen phone bills, electric bills, satellite tv bills, etc all work.

Hi, just heard on TV, Vivos has a new twist on the condo theme, they are building plush bomb shelters with common areas shared with other "residents", you know, like dining rooms, medical facilities, etc.

I also think about the Pawn Stars tv show I have seen.