If someone sends you a deal, work the numbers and get back to them within 12-24 hours.

One individual I know has built three duplexes and a quad as infill construction.

If she complains about photos, just wait until you try and show it or inspector(s) want to spent 3 hours poking around every corner.

I'm now remarried and my awesome wife has three kids of her own around my two kids ages and all five are doing great in school and life.

What do you wish you could ask a real estate expert if you had 1 hour of uninterrupted time with them?

I bought these items, they reviewed them, ran my credit check, and awaiting word of my mortgage approval.While we were waiting, I was told the property which I bid on, the bank had as REO for three years.

I ended up connecting with a BP member on the forums who was local and we ended up meeting for a couple hours. 

I have three of my own here and also sell real estate here.

While some contractors work on a 1099 basis, I worked as a W-2 for safe harbor reasons (the IRS has vague rules about who is a contractor and who is an employee -- picking the wrong one can get expensive for the parties involved when the IRS disagrees with your choice).I also had to learn how to live on a lumpy income stream as a contractor (if the agency didn't have a project for me to work on [no "billable hours"], I didn't get a paycheck).

First thing is first, I attended the free seminar where they spent a few hours telling me what I would learn if I attended the paid seminar.