I’ve been reading several books on flipping/pre-foreclosure/REO, just tough actually putting all the pieces together to get that first investment property - that's why I was so happy to find this site!

In a book by David Bach, homeowners, there was some great information regarding what your contemplating.

Another guy on here suggested the Section8bible.com book.

They stay on top of the market, they are constantly educating themselves by taking classes, reading books, attending seminars and they are open to all sorts of creative deals.Are there some bad apples out there?

I've attended several seminars and read over 30 books on the subject of investing, rehabbing, landlording the list goes on.

JoshWe have not had a books and tapes sepaker since mid last year, the club is growing by leaps and bounds.

As someone previously stated, lenders would rather work it out with you than take aonther property on their books!

Just because you may win more by getting a really good deal doesn't mean that they can't win by avoiding forclosure and having an option to get out of the situation they were in.I think one reason the books say to look for the win win is just to get you to really listen to their situation so you can make your offer meet their needs enough to accept it.

So any helpful bits of information or book recommendations would be much appreciated.

I started reading about real estate about a month ago and have gone through 5 books and am really excited about it.I am currently an accounting major at a pretty big school.