Take a look at the property analysis tool on this site to get some idea of the numbers you need to look at.Now, if you are planning to live in it, then it's a whole different game and you need to consider a bunch of subjective things and how they mesh with your personal tastes and desires.

A dream is but a look into YOUR future...Nobody can truly see your vision from your prespective, and though we love our friends and family, we can never let them discourage us or set them off the path we intend for OURSELVES...Im a newbie, in real estate and similar to others here, i try not talk about what im doing too much, cause you always get the "nows not the right time" or "you can loss allot of money in real estate" but these comments usually come from people that have no real knowledge of real estate investingYou are in the right place, although im new to BP i can already see that by surrounding myself with these Sharp and knowlegdable investors, i can get all the motivation i need to succeed in the game....You can too Just my two cents.... good luck :D

Are you open to the possibility of networking at a game?

Now if you are dealing with investors then its a whole different ball game.

If you dont get the house for that much then just walk away..this is what im doing from now onI see a house i put an offer in they counter offerlets say the house is 100k I have preset im not going into the house for more than 70k. so i offer 65k they respond with 90 i respond wtih 85 lets just say they accept. then i would do my inspection and everything i found wrong wtih the home i'd negotiate it less and less until i brought it down to 70k or less whichever makees sense when u walk through the home for the first time.do not get emotional, it's a numbers game and if the numbers dont add up dont go foward with the deal. you wanna make sure u leave contingencies in your contract. they give you a way out if you find something that you extremely dislike. i hope this helps my example prolly sucks but good luck!

-If you can afford to get into commercial property, the entire game changes.

People 1-2 years ago just dove headfirst into it without doing much research, they were just hoping to play the appreciation game.

I'm getting into the real estate game one way or another!

The interesting thing is that you are all here trying to promote a piece of software.

Additionally, if you represent a buyer or seller in a real estate transaction, and will also be compensated for obtaining the loan for the buyer, Commissioner’s Regulation 2904 requires you to disclose, to all parties in the transaction, the form, amount, and source of the compensation received or expected for the loan.http://www.dre.ca.gov/faqs_mlb.htmIt doesn't give any info about how to get into the game, but it's something.