Meet and make friends with the "players" in your city.

You may lose, you may win, you may break even but the possible upside is greater and I believe worth the risk.

Small win..but one nonetheless.

But, I am NOT going to let that SOB win.

THis would be my first deal.
I found a house for sale in an economic thriving neighborhood. Nice homes, no crime, its growing development wise, everything checks out. The house 3 Bed, 2 Baths. $160,000. So to my non-...

Therefore, if you are an "investor", the stock market is probably a better deal.However, if you want to be free from the 9-5 and you want to build a lot of equity relatively quickly (a few years), real estate wins hands down - if you have what it takes to operate a business.For example, with rentals, you "make money" at least 5 ways:1.

Originally posted by "ShortSalePaul":Hey, what ever happened to win-win?

They can take you to court over it and win.

I would join your local REI club. network and find out who the players are.

Big win on that score.3.