I can do some last minute bid changes based on how the funds bid in the first batch of the auction, if I have bids in the later batches.The big players tend to bid at the same rate throughout the auction.

My name is George Springer (not the baseball player, I wish :)).

As I'm sure you saw while driving through the area, the golf course at the bottom (designed by Gary Player) is pretty decent.

Look at Michael Jordan, considered one of the worlds best basketball players in the world, here is his quote on failure: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.

I've had moderate success as a poker player and as a currensy trader.

If it helps, here in lafayette, we really dont have much of an REIA club, so im looking for ways to meet the local players in the area, any ideas everyone?

This has allowed me to further leverage those investments made by much larger players in the area by selectively targeting the few truly derelict properties in my corner of the neighborhood.

Is less than 6% really an acceptable return when you have so many other players in the mix?

The fund will take a hit as the cost of doing business, and still keep going.With that said it makes sense to sell some assets (depending on business plan, especially if things haven't worked to expectations), to the institutional player when the market is high ( It would take years to make the money back that is sitting in equity, if we waited for rents to rise and get the cash flow.)

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