Ineffective use of my time & I will not jeopardize my reputation with the other listing agents.I have clients that we occasionally toss out some pretty low offers on houses that we do not feel are the greatest deals.

I own my own company as a principal broker.Being that you are a residential agent mainly and do not have the training yet you would want to look into commercial real estate firms.Residential brokerages will have an occasional piece of land they are selling for development or a small office or a mom and pop type gas station but that's not where the career is at.In commercial people specialize.

That's how an occasional good deal is there for the taking at these auctions - from my experience.

I occasionally pick up deals in Rome as well.

I would think that he is more honest than most of them.if you want to get involved in this business, I would decide what you want to accomplish.Immediate cash flow flipping housesBuild a real estate portfolio Commercial propertiesCreate a full time businessBecome a professional investor (full time)Dabble, play around, get an occasional dealWhat do you need?

This is why you'll occasionally have a deal that title discovers a lien or defect at the last minute, despite a prelim being prepared months in advance.We solve this problem with ours deals, due to long ownership periods by decedents and the kinds of challenges that life gave them (judgments, bail bonds, etc.), by submitting the S.I. up front and insisting that the T.O. run it through general index upon opening the order.

I was not as worried about repairs, other than the occasional, but Section 8 is supposed to reimburse damages.

My wife has experience in residential design (and she has been the sole designer and occasional GC on the remodels on our last three homes).Goals:  I pulled some equity out of the market and thought we would use that buy maybe 1-2 single-family homes here in Dallas and see how we liked being actual landlords.  

Occasionally I will dip below that when buying a lot or get a lot above that when saving up for a big purchase but it gives you a rule of thumb.One other thing I would caution about is make sure you have lots of liquidity just before and for 6-12 months after a big purchase.

Occasionally it'll load more but may take two or three loads.