It is 5 acres, on a beautiful island in a river, in the middle of one of the most touristed areas in North America.

Make a script for your phone interaction questions and stick to the same info consistently, don't vary on important points.

Ibn Abney I actually am looking to invest in the Blue Island area.

I'm from Long Island, New York.

I do consider myself a fairly smart individual...but I dont think my success in real estate investing is because of that, its merely because I bought properties and held them as prices continued to rise.You have a point there ... perhaps I should modify my statement to say that this is what will work most consistently in any market, hot or cold.

We saw consistent double digit response rates across several different markets.

The first home purchased was on the island of Oahu while I was stationed there.  

I live on an island so its hard to actually find ppl (lawyers) in person to talk to and get advice from.

Do they have liens on your property,, how are you going to show you PAID them if the money never goes thru your hands.. what can you expense for your self for taxes,, how do you show income on this property when your not getting money, how can you prove or show bankers on your next project what your portfolio consists of.. if you do it this way.. 

We exclude things like "consistent patterns of delinquency," instead of "credit scores below 700."