Just might end up with alot of stains and some burn holes.

Burn the wheat with the tares?

Was burned earlier this year on a marketing campaign for another project and am timid to spend anything for advertising until I get this deal sold.

I watched the Kiyosaki forums, with all their marketing power, crash and burn while Bigger Pockets got better.Bigger Pockets is better than it was three and a half years ago.Bigger Pockets is better than it was two years ago.Bigger Pockets is better than it was one year ago.Bigger Pockets is better than is was six months ago.Want to know why?

The concept that a normal person can own a house that other people will pay you to live in clicked in my head and has been burning like a flame ever since.

For about $2k a month, you should be able to get deals rolling in.When you find deals, you can then either JV or wholesale the deal to another investor.There are several different target audiences to mail to, absentee owners, burned out landlords, etc.

All the blogs out there have all the information every single course has, and it's current, these blog writers are doing deals TODAY. the best information is often times FREE, well, at least it may not cost money, it just costs time and energy, a willingness to learn, ask questions, humble yourself and follow those who are doing it.I still have 4 people I call almost dailiy to iron out something I have no clue about and read voraciously about what is working and what is not.

Over the years, I've done a lot of investing in stocks, mutual funds, options, warrants, commodities and foreign currencies, but am now focusing more of my time and energy into real estate.

I was told yesterday by someone that the short sale business was great 2-4 years ago now in 2010 and 2011 you are beating a dead horse and the only ones making money are all the short sales gurus selling their $10k-$30k coaching programs and $1k-2k courses.I have spent time, money and energy in this area and now I have reservations whether to pursue short sales or not...so pretty nervous almost took a crap on myself when I was told not to pursue short sales.....lol...:)Here is what I was told:I was told by a short sale processor company owner who is not any longer processing nationwide ....that it is very hard right now to do short sales with banks and to make the money he was making 2-4 years ago, those days are gone.If I think I am going to get the bank to discount 50-55% to flip to another investor at 65% I am in for a surprise and a waste of time.I am so nervous that I may take another crap on myself...I know I am a clown ...hey a little humor never hurts...:)Anyway, I was told to do something else besides short sales to make quick cash and not waste time when the banks are making it very difficult to close deals.I am in the new york area where properties sell for $350k-Up since most are 2-3 families.I just want to know the truth before I waste more time and money with the following questions:1) If banks are not approving short sales at 50-60% so where is the money then if I can not get approved for this amount so I can flip to a investor.2) Cash investors are looking to buy around at 65% so how the hell do I make money then3) Should I focus and sell my short sales to retail home buyers instead of cash investors but I thought the move was to focus on cash investors for quick sales...:(4) Is wholesaling short sales to investors dead, if not then how can I still make money from my hard work of building a cash buyers list of investors.5) What kind of problems will i have trying to sell my short sale approved properties to retail buyers.6) I am thinking now of building a retail buyers list, what is the best way to do this since I think this may be the move to max out my profit from my short sales7) THE TRUTH PLEASEThe truth now....

Bird dogs are a COLOSSAL waste of time and energy in my experience.