Tom Corley, on his website RichHabitsInstitute.com, outlines a few of the differences between the habits of the rich and the poor.1. 70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor people gamble. 2. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal.

However, that is more of "gambling" than "investing" IMO.

@Jimmy Moncrief were you looking specifically for a crowdfunding platform to list the deal on?

I came across the BP platform through a conversation that I had with someone that I met at a real estate investment seminar and knew that I had found what I was looking for.

Interesting you bring up Edward Thorpe, now you are talking about a whole different career ... gambling:)

Hello PB...Glad to be back here on this awesome platform.

It is always a major gamble to buy property without cash reserves but when you are going to get rid of the tenants immediately then it is far too much of a gamble, especially in a tenant friendly state like MA.  

If there are programs and/or features you're planning to use, it's best to determine how and if they work with the platform of choice.

My local advertising company is built on the EDDM platform, and while I am a strong believer of it, this program is generally not worth getting your brand out there in terms of wholesaling (unless you have a large budget that you would like to just use up at the end of the month).I average between 40-50k pieces per month and a conservative response would be around 1%Heres a quick breakdown:EDDM:Printing & shipping 5,000 6.5×9 Postcards…. $410Shrink wrap into 100pc bundles………………… $40Postage…………………………………………………. $800Total…………………………………………………….. $1,250Targeted:Printing & Prep 1,000 6×9 Postcards…. $250Mailing List for 1000 leads: $60Postage…………………………….. $280 (standard class),$390 (first class)Total…………………………………. $590 (standard), ($700 first class)For the same cost, you could send two first class mailings to your targets by using a list.

The platform is an excellent resource to gain klnowledge within the forums and podcasts that are avaialble on a 24x7 basis.