John approached me by telling me all of this, and that he also had talked to another friend of his who had told John that he knows a realtor who can do it for $2000 as well.

My friend lost about 5 k. plus moving again.I have also run into problems with liens that the owners didn't know about.

Friend, acquaintance, recommended by a friend...NOPE!

So, I worked with some real estate agents to find distressed properties, found some cash buyers but still got no where, more so because the agents I worked with that claimed to be investor friendly knew nothing about wholesaling .

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

They snagged me some solid tenants that I rarely hear from or about.I’ll be flying out to check the places out eventually, and write it off as a real estate expense trip (although the trip may coincidentally be at the same time as my friend’s bachelor party...)

Or I can sell some stock, because being resilient also means being diversified.As I read these boards and talk to various friends and colleagues, I grow increasingly concerned that many people trying to make money investing in real estate are highly leveraged and have built portfolios that leave them very vulnerable to things going wrong.

She was literally sleeping on a friends couch to get by...I told her come meet my property manager and he will show you the place....this was in a "C" neighborhood by the way......She called the day of the appointment and said, it was just to cold to go look at any places, but in a couple of months "I should call her back".So Lance this is what i would do if I were you1.

The lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of the sheep !