There is always going to be room in this town for the investor who stubbornly walks the streets taking notes and pictures and keeps a big map on his wall.

If you want leads, figure out a way to target leads.A lead is not just anyone.A lead is anyone willing to sell their house below market value, regardless of the reason for selling.You can either be stubborn and do exactly what all these other people that fail are doing.. or do what I did.

With the name, advertising, training & leads, and anything else they home to offer, there are endless opportuniities if your willing to be creative, and think outside the box.Gene I do have an open mind, and appreciate the advice from everyone, but I also am stubborn, and have a mind of my own.

I'm working on my first purchase in SD, CA but it seems like sellers in this market are very stubborn.

I was stubborn and determined that I wasn't going to need to pay a realtor.

Sometimes the banks get stubborn and are still trying to recover the entire debt amounts owed to them, even when the REO condition is poor.

I'd love to go local in California, but places like LA are so competitive and prices so stubborn.

Maybe they're retired and can't afford the place but are too stubborn to ask for help, so when a lifeline is offered and they can sell the house that they can't afford to fix and maybe move to a smaller cheaper place, they jump.

(I'm a slow learner but thank God I'm stubborn.)

Now as an Agent I understand how values work and how stubborn sellers could be because they value the home with a mix of greed and put a high value on the memories created in the home.