![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/177868/small_1621422262-avatar-mildredjackson.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
16 January 2014 | 2 replies
Clients today are well educated and have taken back the power.”Measure twice, buy onceIf you’re going to take your design into your own hands, you’ll need to do your research.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/177677/small_1621422230-avatar-mc6.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 January 2014 | 4 replies
Do a search on the top right hand corner of the page for the 2% rule.Also, check this video out if you haven't already.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/177898/small_1621422265-avatar-deltadawnyoung.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
24 January 2015 | 22 replies
I went to a handful of REAPS meetings and did not find invest-able useful content.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/177898/small_1621422265-avatar-deltadawnyoung.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 January 2014 | 6 replies
I'm doing all the research I know how to do, but sitting on my hands will get me no where.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/141582/small_1695042299-avatar-jeanpaulvalley.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
31 May 2013 | 3 replies
The DRE has a formula for figuring how much is necessary to have on hand to cover costs, etc.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/142093/small_1621419089-avatar-wanda_c.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 November 2019 | 7 replies
Also, at what point is it no longer in the hands of the Listing and/or Buyer agents hands, before or after the court has ruled on it?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/144167/small_1621419211-avatar-tennis4789.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
26 November 2013 | 18 replies
Real estate wins hands down, at least for creative active investors.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/135891/small_1621418688-avatar-valrei.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
20 June 2013 | 10 replies
However, I will ALWAYS negotiate a little better price for the "renter in hand" that I qualify and WANT rather than waiting to find the one later at a higher price. 4.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/112253/small_1695820725-avatar-chelseahobbit.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
1 June 2013 | 3 replies
Off hand, good terms, very good rate for seller financing, so good it makes me wonder, guess that means $1,080,000.00 financed.What is better depends on your market.The only other advice is ask questions that has much more detail about the circumstances and what the goals are.Asking what is better, as you did, is like asking what's better, a Ford, Chevy or a Dodge?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/123481/small_1694822233-avatar-rehabber10.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
4 June 2013 | 6 replies
*sound of crickets chirping*What worked way better was building relationships with a small hand full of true cash buyers.