.)- work on your people and organizational skills- get your personal finances in shape- set a realistic time frame for investing (it might take several years to be ready)- work on getting your SO on board- build a network of colleagues that you can call on later- don't buy stupid motivational business books to learn, buy books that focus on specific skills and that have case studiesOR- have access to specialized knowledge. a large amount of capital, and a professional network, already- have access to people with those things Many people go through seismic changes in their lives during their twenties that are not accounted for in these posts.

With that said, to improve the letter, scratch the "better returns then they are getting in savings, etc" if they have already loaned on RE, which they have due to your research, they are already on board with the advantage, why reiterate something they already know!

My investor is almost on board with that.

Awesome, now to just get that cleared up so you can get your title company on board.

@Jay Hinrichs  I hear ya on the getting onboard with everything.

Rather than onje person trying this, I think it would be better as a whole if together BP Nation did it utilizing this very forum as "our group" and SHARING this website and threads with others through all available media outlets.So, if everyone is on board, we can accomplish great things.

I don't put any stock at all in HGTV or this crazy flipping trend happening in pop culture.My goals:- Q1 2014: Have my first deal done - End of 2014: Generate enough deal flow that it makes sense to leave my day job and get out from behind a desk (with the support of my wife, who is totally on board with all this, but likes working at a big company with a stable job!)

Also, you can include the cost of repairs in your HUD at closing if you have a contractor on board that you trust enough to pay up front.

When I do, my better half will jump on board, then we'll really take off!

And then you look in their car and there's a foot and a half deep pile of old Burger King wrappers in the passenger side floorboard.