You had an eye such as an interior decorator for what you knew would bring in the good profits.

Granted in the larger picture there is always going to be a lender that will start up right where the previous failer left off feeling that they can keep a closer eye on the underwritting.

Read, study, and keep your eyes open for good deals.

Lets Go Eagles!

Opened my eyes to all that is available to me every day, but that I didn't see)You can Negotiate Anything, and Negotiate This!

You need to use insight, and common sense.See the world through the eyes of a motivated seller.

For instance, nearly all my properties have traits that were critical to their financial viability as rentals, but which would have never been conveyed in numbers or via software...because of that, I prefer to collect my own data, do my own analyses, see the properties with my own eyes, and do my own due diligence--and I don't need any fancy software to do that (at least, nothing fancier than Excel).Just my two cents.Good luck out there!

Not ever having had a license to stand behind the chair myself, it was eye opening to learn how hard that career is on your body.  

But do so with your eyes wide open and with the understanding that RIEN wants to sell you things.

Why do you think I am able to write huge responses in seconds which to the mortal eye this seems utterly impossible.