I've read a few books and been through various forums on real estate investing to get educated.Now I'm just as excited as the next guy/gal, but what gives me a moment of pause is not having to talk to a seller or looking like an idiot while putting a "creative deal" together.

Be creative in figuring out ways to find and contact motivated sellers.

It may require creativity, and it may require diligence, but it is there for those that will search it out and take it.Deals come from motivated sellers not new jobs.

Just make sure you're prepared for what it will take.

Diversify your methodsHave flexibilityAnd in this market and others like it, you better have creativity or you'll be out of this business in a hurry, imo.

i want to charge $1300.i do have a question for future reference, how can i get creative and dodge this 2% cap and get the seller to pay more closing costs?

Can people share some creative financing options investors that have great credit, but don't necessarily want to outlay a lot of cash?

Search online and this forum. the information is out there just need to find it. also ask friends and family if they ever purchased some items in the past and read those... i told my parents about my plans and my mother bought a couple of programs in the past where i learned some howto stuff... also on these forums there is a forum dedicated to rate books and other investment tools to see if they are worth it. do more online searching than anything... make sure u dont buy something for it just to collect dust. find out everything for free while u can and make a decision if you really need to buy a book. check out creoline.com also. it's a creative online investing site they advertise products there too but i jus read the free articles.

There are lots of creative financing programs these days.

In residential, if you buy low and sell high, just be prepared to explain the increased sales price to the new buyers lender, unless its cash.