Cash buyers found in secret close no faster than cash buyers found in a bar, off the MLS or from a craigslist ad.If I thought for a second I could get away without paying the $350 in class and testing fees to get licensed plus the $59 every 2 years in CE credits I wouldn't waste my time doing it (and if $400 is somehow a breaker to my business I need to find a new gig), so of course I don't recommend it to anyone else.

One book is not going to give you the big “secret” to real estate investing.

I recently read a book called, "Private Mortgage Investing: How to Earn 12% or More on Your Savings, Investments, IRA Accounts and Personal Equity--A Complete Resource Guide with 100s ....Secrets From the Experts Who Do It Every Day" By Matt Tabacchi.  

Some books on my list are:Hopping over the rabbit holeThe Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon's Secrets to Success...

Your analysis comparing South Arlington/Murray Hill with North Arlington/Riverside is spot on.Murray Hill is a pretty safe bet these days - the secret is already out.

I have almost reach a point of thinking that you have to be in some kind of secret society to find the deals lol.

I would like a name for the future, or number,If this is a secret and we need to go through you, that is fine as well,,Please add me  :-)Thanks muchDoug

If you have your 203k contractor lined up, you could ask him too.I hate to be cynical, but if you can find an agent that doesn't hate you for using 203k (secretly or otherwise)... you're doing pretty good.

@Damon Armstrong Yeah check it out, Aaron is a beast.I think the secret sauce is because he is a wholesaler he's got deal flow and can cherry pick great rental properties at great discounts.

I understand that's the way the world works but is there any way for me to crack into this secret circle?