"Getting to Yes: Negotiating Without Giving In" is a great book that goes into the principles of negotiating and the mindset of an effective negotiatior.

So how can serious buyers stand a chance with idiots like this guy making it hard for an agent to believe an offer that is emailed in is legit?

The idea that you can own a hundred units and just sit back while the cash roles in is totally bogus.

There are lots of groups and forum topics that are great to get involved in. I

Is there anything I can do about a tenent letting the grass die at a property. this place I picked up had a pool that was in bad need of reapiar or fill in..I chose fill in, level, topsoil and sod. it lookded great.

not to b*tch, but after several days of trying to get used to it, i have just stopped visiting the main forum page altogether-i only view topics by going to "recent discussions" and "my discussions" because trying to navigate to specific categories i'm interested in is giving me a headache

So I don't have to deal with the middle man, I have looked at foreclosed homes, but it seems as if the price of these homes are still way above of what I was looking at on ebay.The area I am looking in is piqua, ohio.

I don't see being a real estate investor being a solid career path due to the legal environment we live in. I

I haven't joined an investment club as in I haven't purchased an annual membership or anything to one.

Do you have one area with a trustworthy friend/family or other individual that you would be inclined to invest in?I