Ultimately, I want the primary source of my income to come from investments in real estate and private businesses.Although I’m pretty much a silent reader for now, I will join the conversation as I feel like I have more to contribute.Thanks to the active members for sharing their knowledge, and good luck to everyone on their endeavors!

One the biggest mistakes people make is trying too hard to influence the reader in a positive way to obtain a loan or assistance.

Try setting up a spreadsheet to track your mailings and responses, or use one of the ones offered here by BP readers.

You might want to do this as an "exercise for the reader".

I'm a long time reader first-time poster.

So let me just expand for the BENEFIT OF FUTURE READERS and other newbies who think having a "mentor" is the be all and end all to becoming an investor.Why would you agree to a purchase price of $198K in a neighborhood of $90K to $145K houses?

Hello Readers I have come across a potential deal & was wondering if anybody could help me with this please?

No pissing contest here either---just pointing out the shortcomings for the benefit of other readers...Regards,Scott Miller

However I found the book to be a bit light in terms of providing readers with "how to" strategies that I could follow and implement.

I am not sure they will want to be explicit other than to cite the statute with the reader having to interpret.As a licensed agent what is your take?