The book lays out the basics, alot of which I already knew, but it was motivating and informative to see it laid out as a system to go by.

I didn't care one bit, but her daughters soon joined the "crying game" - moping and pleading with puppy-dog eyes that they wanted to remain in their school.I took the owner aside and asked him what kinds of problems he'd been having.

... when you're leaving a motivated seller's house, and you have to swat at the fleas around your ankles.PS here's a link to the other thread that is doing the same topic as this one:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/56/topics/63129-you-know-you-are-a-real-estate-investor-when-you-

So it remains to be seen if Loopnet will still be a good resource in the future.

Many people think that if they are at 80% LTV, a bank will give them a LOC equal to the remaining 20% to theoretically leverage the prop to 100% - this is not the case.For both options many of my clients are having good luck with portfolio lenders such as credit unions.

Also, the Seller is never negatively impacted and your reputation remains sterling.The disadvantage is that you would have to make the payments on the 1st until the foreclosure was complete.The key to a ST deal is to have a good Disclosure signed by the Seller - and keeping the loan current.Hope that helps.

Starting at the sixth year of the 5-year plans and the eleventh-year of the 10-year plans, payments will stay the same for the remaining term of the mortgage.

once you're well versed in that, pick up another technique to control property.with that being said, the most important skill you can have starting out is getting motivated sellers to call you. all the money and credit lines in the world do know good without a steady stream of leads coming in.

Goals help us keep focused, motivate us, and give us something to pat ourselves on our backs about at the end of the day (or month).

Creating and maintaining your buyers list is just as important and just as hard as getting motivated callers to call you.