I've got a contract on 2 houses to wholesale and have been advertising heavily for a buyer for a couple weeks (classified ads, bandit signs, craigslist, other online sites), but haven't gotten any calls.

Im thinking of putting maybe half of it in stocks and other half in real estate.In bangkok, a newly built mid-end condo, with modern facilities, carparks,for a 1 bed, 40 sqm in good location, fairly near sky train and fully furnished is maybe around 3m-4m baht. agency says i cud get around 22k-25k baht a month but im guessing its prob more like 15k-20k baht. most Thai wages will not be able to afford the rent, but its ideal for expats working in bkk. so the return is maybe around 6% before all costs, vacancy periods and appreciation/depreciation.ive been reading a lot of negative and pessimistic views about condo as a buy-to-let especially in bkk. there r so many condos in bkk and many being built as land is not scarce yet cos old buildings can be cleared and new projects started easy. and other factors i dont know. also traffic is a nightmare and the condos that are centrally located (and most expensive) have one of the worst traffics (altho it wud prob be near sky train or underground which would be ok for expats.keep in mind that i ll be paying in lump sum, wouldnt mind to gain some real estate exposure (im fairly interested in the industry),do you think its worth it to buy a condo in bkk as a buy-to-let?

Kelly I looked at recruiting agent for my firm years ago.At one point I did an active campaign and had about 45 agents at my firm at one time.I have found most agents feel entitled or won't follow the steps you tell them to be successful.They will skip some steps because they are lazy and want to "get rich quick" like the rest of the population which is why so many fail.If I add an agent say on a 70/30 split then I have to take time from my own deals where I make 100 percent to make 30 with them.The training and getting over their mindset takes so much more time than me doing my own deals.This is why I have only 7 agents right now.I got rid of the rest.Many companies try the 100 percent model but you get either new agents having no experience,part-time agents who are rusty,child support demands,irs tax liens,license lapses for education and or non-payment of dues etc.It is a huge headache to keep up with for a low return.If you go the other route you can train new agents for a fat split before they leave the business or train a select few agents that you want to feed leads to on your team.I just focus now on my own investment purchases and my own commercial listings.

At the risk of exposing my utter lack of computer skills, I will admit this and that there are other things that I am unable (or too lazy to learn) to do online.

I will search online for REI clubs in central mass.So from what I hear I shouldn't be paying for a mentor?

(Not legal in Illinois and six other states - impractical in 10 others.)Solutions are out there, but they are complex and require training and education to utilize.

My background is in web dev and online marketing.

Is your county/city court system set up with online public access?

I have one rental with a pool, I don't like the pool company I had used, and the pump was out, so I bought a pump online and called a plumber I use for small jobs,,,he doesn't speak english and I don't speak spanish.I showed him what we needed to do to plumb the pump,,he started and I left,,when I got back later I noticed he had run the pipe differently than it was before, but everything worked fine.A day or two later I was over trying to get the pool in better shape (since the pump was out a few days it had greened up),,when I went to clean the basket on the intake side of the pump, I realized the way he ran the plumbing, there was no way to get it out,,,he ran a line over the top,,you can open it, but no room to pull the basket out,,,so I just cleaned out the basket by hand and told the tenants that was how it was done,,,they didn't know the difference

For example Commercial properties are mainly listed (at least on a national level)on loopnet.com which is the first company to list commercial properties in an online database. ( that I know of)What other technology based solutions can be provided to Real Estate, particularly for private investors?