We will be discussing the creation of an online marketplace where you can screen and purchase home improvement projects just as easy as you buy books on amazon withwww.servicewhale.comSo if you need flooring (HVAC, windows, bathroom. etc.) replaced or refinished, you would measure it, input into the system, answer a few more questions and boom, and get instant quotes from multiple contractors that you can book right then and there.Any professional real estate investor, service or consumer doing any renovation work, even if their contractors are not on our platform, we will review the current offers of credits and/or rebates to investor/homeowner and it will cost zero on that project for contractor.• Benefits for homeowners/investorso time savingso money savingso convenience (Uber like service!)

In this case, it didn't.Probably one of the hardest parts of losing the consumer / employee mindset and acquiring an entrepreneurial mindset is learning to rather than avoid risk, embrace possibility in spite of risk.Great reward often only comes at great risk.

@Riley GilsonTech has definitely influenced real estate more in the last few years, especially has the startup community has returned from the 90s tech bubble crash.Because the term real-estate is overtly focused on primary residence sales, there still is a great deal left to do on the commercial and investor side of the table.Technology markets tend to reflect the age of their consumers.

Course this is also a good thing because that second lien will come at a higher rate (which si why people bid it down).3) Many liens are for tiny amounts and considering you have to do diligence to make sure you are not buying crap it can be time consuming.

On the other hand, the pre-licensure course can be time consuming, agent responsibilities can be demanding (office hours, meetings, desk fee).

Yes, you will be paying a premium, but as you mentioned, with the profit margins in the city, you can make much more and complete fewer projects.Now with that in mind you need take into consideration costs.

Secondly, having a portfolio of homes is just as time consuming. 

Whereas with most discounted note investing you are venturing into owner occupied loans, and thus subject consumer finance laws, which adds a lot of complexities.

It's a very tedious and time consuming exercise if you want to get a legitimate list, but if you're budget is thin, its a way to get started 100% free. 

This obsession as I would call it has led me to consume every book, podcast, and forum post I can get my hands on.