With banks not wanting to work with investors to do short sales (they ask to list the property in order to get exposure), what exactly is your strategy ?...

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Hi Dale,I definitely think that it is a confidence crisis and if you were to ask most people, they don't think money is available to borrow for home purchases.I believe there is another factor when it comes to old homes and that is lead and mold.Lead can be a compliance nightmare and there is a real financial exposure for landlords and contractors in houses built before 1978.

I NEED THE EXPOSURE, the experience, the networking, the guidance, etc.A year ago in July, I was in the hospital fighting for my life dying from Septic Shock (have hospital records to prove it).

We will use the following options when we need to sell in unexpected times:-Selling FSBO-Selling With a Real Estate Agent -Selling With Seller Financing-Lease Options -Telling our network of investors -Putting our property on the internet such as biggerpockets.com & loopnet.com to get exposure all across the nation.

It should cost around $200-$300 but you're going to get so much exposure it's going to be worth it (list it as a cash/hard money only contract for purchase deal-just assign it to them and get a $3k deposit). #3 is send out postcards or flyers to ALL the recent cash and hard money sales in the last 6 months advertising your deal.

I get that my blog isn't a celebrity gossip site and probably wont hit crazy numbers, but I write in a fairly entertaining manner and make it easy to read for the regular person, so I'm hoping it will get some exposure. 

We had diversified our exposure with additional single homes.

My first exposure to the idea of real estate investing and financial education came in the form of a book recommendation in June of 2014.Most of you probably haven’t heard of it, as it isn’t very well known.It’s called Rich Dad Poor Dad ;)Well it opened my mind to the possibilities, and since then I have been reading/listening to books, following RMLS listings, and attending a local REI club.I’m a full time Civil Engineer, but want to build up my real estate knowledge and portfolio over the next 10-15 years in order to transition out of a salaried position.I bought my first home in December of 2012 with my wife and now colleague, @Kimi Nord, with a homeowner’s mindset.Now we are beginning to look at real estate differently, and are looking for another SFR of duplex as a second property to owner occupy.We began our housing search in October of 2014 using a real estate agent and scouring the RMLS.We have since come to the conclusion that using this method we aren’t likely to find an investment property that adheres to the requirements of an investor, and is cash flow positive.Our new approach is direct mail marketing, and our first batch of letters should be going out this week (fingers crossed).I have only begun to explore the wealth of information on the BP website, but thanks to everybody who is making it happen!

In hindsight though, especially with my lack of exposure on the topic, it makes sense.