I never get bored with it and I LOVE the thrill of the hunt - finding the right deal.My wife is a week away from being a licensed realtor and she will be instrumental in the sense that I will have constant access to the MLS and REO properties.

Just based on the responses in this thread, there are people who would be thrilled with much less than what you suggest and people who couldn't get by without much more than what you suggest.

By the time we closed the lawn was beautiful and our buyer was thrilled, but it took some time to grow in.

If all of us on here took our money 20 years ago and bought Amazon stock, we would be laughing at real estate investors as schmucks right now.Just my opinion, but I think many people get too wrapped up in the numbers and forget to enjoy the thrill of the hunt.

These skinny deals with nothing left need to be belly to belly.Choices are-1) take a gamble you can do most of the work yourself.

I know many of the investors on this board are honest but for every one of you I can show 5 dirty investors that will use a broker/agent and spit them out.Their is a fine line for a little upfront work to develop a relationship and flat out doing a ton of front end work hoping to get paid on the back end.That isn't a business to me but gambling as a broker/agent.I agree with J Scott that a great buyers agent doesn't always make a great listing agent.

But it's more complicated than simply gambling like how a normal joe would gamble.

You should be thrilled with my post.

I'm comfortable working the numbers and doing business with people, whereas administration, taxation, legal issues and home improvements are things I still need to get to grips with.I'm thrilled to be joining this tremendous community, and hope that we can all celebrate a lot of success, joy and happiness together!

I know you always have great input on BP J and I'm sure newbies would be thrilled to have you mentor them.