Although 20% or more would be ideal.

I'm going to start with Residential and might venture out to Commercial eventually.A little personal info...I enjoy sports and playing poker.

However, just to play devil's advocate a little further on this - does an asset increase or diminish your capacity to acquire more assets.

Ideally, you want a well-rounded marketing mix.

What happened to fiscally sound conservative ideals?

Yes this is allowed, and I have had several realtors willing to play ball with me in these situations.The key is to have an option contract that includes language to let you do that.

I play in my own back yard right now, but I would be happy to pass these on to someone else.

Right now i am looking into playing w/ portfolios.

I wanted to thank BiggerPo for posting a great article on the "Real Estate News Blog" - everyone should read this one! http://biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=15

It talks about how to prepare yourself for when foreclo...

johnmichael: Make locating real estate prospecting easier and more fun when you approach it like a game of cards, keep your aces and play by the rulesjohnmichael: For example, there are 52 cards in the deck—your job is to find the 4 aces that will do business with you now!