I'm preapproved for up to the selling price but, by any valuation metric, it is unrealistically high.Anyway, there is hostility between me and the seller and if he discovered I am the buyer, he would refuse to sell to me simply out of spite.  

“You must be the person you have never had the courage to be.Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.”?

I just discovered the podcasts last night...listened to about 5 today.

MLS is ruled by wholesalers and institutional cash buyers and it will probably be that way for a while as long as inventory is tight. 

I discovered the passion for real estate investing early last year and met my partner that turned me onto this website.  

I'm eager but not that willing to do the work myself anymore as it's not a good use of my time.Here's what I have done successfully: when I discover a property with the right amount if equity and triggers such as compounded problems (deceased owner, no probate, in foreclosure AND vacant) I decide if there's at least $100K potential profit. 

Well we had a storm today and I came by after to check and quickly discovered water had leaked inside the back exterior wall running down to the first floor where there is a lot of water in the kitchen and bathroom and bedroom.

When I went inside the home I discovered a lot of "trash and debris" left behind (as seen in a typical foreclosure scenario). 

I discovered BiggerPockets about a year ago and have occasionally frequented the site to search for answers about rentals or if I was daydreaming about flipping/wholesaling.

My wife and I live in a co-op we've owned for 10 years now in Brooklyn, NY.We recently discovered that our maintenance bill is almost the same as bigger apartments in our building.We live in a large studio and pay about $1130 a month.