It is obviously best if you have a history with the bank and a relationship with one of the players at the bank.

Well, I guess if they wanted their TV, VCR, DVD Player, and Stereo to still work and their dishes to be in one piece, they should have moved it themselves!!!

Louis, Missouri.I'm a former pro hockey player, and I dabbled in real estate each off season to keep myself busy.

Having said that, I agree with most of the other replies in that L.A. has an extremely high cost of living, California is not a business friendly or a landlord friendly state, and the real estate investing competition is extremely high as well (for both small time and big time players) .

Who are the big players in the neighborhood REI-wise?

@Jon AndersonI'm not saying the people who PM'ed you are not offering you good deals (I have no idea) but I would say, get close to principal players.

I brokered my first 3-player deal!

He is a real player in my market and I am sure to work with him again.

There's so many game players out there that don't close that I really try to set myself apart from them.

@Christopher Dumelle, I honestly tracked it for two reasons...primarily to make it feel like I was a little bigger player =) but too I am a data junkie (being in IT and all).