One the other hand, you can also expect that some people understand that you may be in a position to help and will welcome your participation.This approach works...

Seemed like mostly direct mail with a little bandit signs, but there may be other approaches in his material.

My friends in Westport, MA were able to rent an incredible waterfront property for about $1500 / month (split between four of them).

When there is a need, these individuals are approached and asked if they are interested in the position.

In order to legitimately get control of a property w/ no money down, you have to have perfect credit and make an incredible salary already.

I always find it incredible that these "gurus" forget to mention that!

I have heard of buyers who take an aggressive approach - go directly to the listing agent and say "I'll buy that house if you reduce the price by the amount the commission would be if I had an agent".

Of course, regardless of which answer you give (unless you disagree with both your statements), it contradicts your assertion that the 50% rule is a good one for *all* investors...Btw, Mike, I'm not trying to be attacking...I actually really like your style of investing and your perspective on a lot of topics (I've learned a lot by reading your posts)...I just think you're taking a bit too dogmatic approach on this topic, and am actually enjoying the debate

In that approach you take over someone's loan.

As you approach the end of each time frame, you can look at your list and finish up whatever you have not completed yet.