I am a little wary of burning all of my capital and would prefer to leverage it if I could.Should I try to find equity partners?

I just signed up here recently, am very much in the learning phase (burning through all podcasts over the last couple weeks), and am excited to be here!

If its off your plate and some elses' job it will ensure they go out every week and it will burn out your compettion if they are going out on there own

The other thing you get, is that if you ever have an issue with the work performed, the stores generally will burn the sub if they have to, in order to stand behind the work.

Mike,Your probably do title searches should be you absolutely will do them in this scenario just don't want to see you get burned.

I have no background in real estate per say (except for the Real Estate for Dummies book I just finished), but I have a burning passion to make money.

It gives you a firsthand account what burning hard work, a no nonsense/balls to the wall, desire to dream enormously attitude can do.

You got burned-if they would have taken you to court ( not very likely) -they would have had to pay the filing fees , and you would have handily won the case, without it costing you a cent.

@Mike Anders I say hit a different group each month not to burn out your list.

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