If they are new to it, then the personal relationship has to be in place so I can validate their credibility.3) Abundance Mindset: Those that believe in scarcity will eventually try to undercut me in my own deals.

Hey, abundance mindset, right?

That happened because of an abundance of easy money.

., I'm initially considering Black River/Calcium area as I have see a few homes in both areas that fit my current criteria. 

I'm currently in the process of doing so myself and am learning an abundance of information in combination with my participation in the BP community. 

We keep calcium chloride and sand/salt in 5 gallon pails at all our buildings.

Yet, they (investors) inevitably seem to take forever to make a decision.When I offer a property to my private database, of course I remind them what a good deal it is.Those who know me by now, would agree that I don't just hype every possible property that becomes available, by using fancy marketing words - I leave that to the scam artists.There is an abundance of properties and deals out there right now, but I ONLY pick the very best deals of the crop.After all - who wants to take chances and risks on volume deals, when there are specific deals available that have less risk and more upside (R.O.I.) than we'll ever see again in our lifetime.Because real estate investing is a business, and because professional investors analyze deals based on numbers and facts ... not emotions .... if the deal really is a good deal …. then it stands to reason that it will get snapped up very quickly.I understand investors struggling with the emotions and fears of taking the first step … and I respect their feelings.

By Rosanna CappellutiBed bugs…the word alone emits an abundance of emotions, none of which are positive.

@Michael Martin if you're keen to build one yourself, there's an abundance of video tutorials on YouTube.

If you can buy 1 or 2 properties at 70 cents on the dollar (and these deals are out there in abundance), why would you want to use the same ratios when buying a couple of hundred?