But, there is one thing that is necessary . . . . you have to get from behind the books, the computer, the tv courses and you have to start taking actual action.

Not to say you can't get high returns - but people fall into the HGTV world of seeing people make all this money and there is a big difference between what someone says on the TV/internet and reality.

My dad got me this program he saw on TV, one of the gurus who was pitching his training academy, so that's the info I am working with.

They night be getting that from TV or something, I am not sure but Make sure you have a lot of money and several check books before you try that.

That talk is really for TV programs so they can sell advertising and stay on the air.The best investment I ever made on a vacation rental was in a period in 2021 where prices were at their peak.

[watch a little poker on tv]  This is definitely the right place for people who like to figure it out on their own, yet have others who've walked the walk before them to ask questions of.  

You can purchase lists with different motivations like absentee owners, 60-90-120 days late on mortgage, pre-foreclosure, delinquent taxes, water cutoff, code violation, evictions, probate, divorce, etc. and mail or cold call.Other methods are driving for dollars, door knocking, wholesalers, craigslist, Realtors, FSBO sites, expired listings, put out bandit signs, billboards, newspapers, other offline publications.You can use pay per click/adwords, motivated seller website with SEO, facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, and other forms of online and social media marketing.If you have a big budget you can do radio, TV and billboards.

I think it was all the "flipping" TV shows that started to change the meaning...

To use California examples, simply because that's what I'm familiar with, these are your SFRs in the nice areas of San Jose, anywhere in Piedmont, nicer areas of Marin County, ritzy Los Angeles places they make Reality TV shows about, you get the idea.

Stick with it even when you have just 1 viewer.