This is the secret sauce.

There is no secret sauce method, virtually every home for sale is on trademe.  

Littlejohn's Secrets to a Lifetime of Success" by Pat Williams.  

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

No secret that its not anyone place.

As for the other Guru's, my inbox is filled with other people's "Secret Weapons" to get leads.

That was Willed to 9 individuals named in said Will.Birdine Harris, the shady Executrix of the Estate of Johnny Burke Sr. secretly sold this property to Michael Cherwenka.

If you don't want to answer their questions (how much money do you have, what's your credit rating, how are you going to financing this deal, when can you make a decision) defer to a higher authority - your wife or account - you can always say you are a cash buyer and don't need financing - remember controlling real estate is a great way to earn moneyDon't tell on yourself - they don't need to know that you are new, that you don't have cash, that you don't know much about investing, that your credit is in the dumps - don't give away your secrets. those comments will go against you being successful.Understand if you can, that you DON'T NEED TO buy real estate to profit --- you need to CONTROL properties with a well written skinny contract of sale - do this and you will become wealthy!

Keep in mind with todays technology there are no longer any secrets, no anonymity.

Most real estate investors really like talking about their companies and most realize there are no secrets and someone just starting out is not a threat to their existing business.