Notary here can be gotten by anyone taking a simple test and small bond...

I was assured that anyone could become a real estate investor, so my question would be how do I best go about raising the capitol that it would take to complete my very first deal?

It wasn't worth a billion dollars but it was/is enough so that I haven't had to return to work as a nurses aide and I'm able to focus on school and raising my daughter.

I am a 26 year old Engineer, born and raised and currently live in the city of Chicago.

There's a major rezoning coming here, most likely beginning in 2015, that's going to be boosting development density to 260% of the current base permitting, going from 22 dwelling units per acre to 58 and raising height limits from 45' to 75'.

The income from the building gives me 1750 a month which can be raised with a little elbow grease from one of the apartments to around 1900 giving me a decent cash flow per month.

So...no...no one is jealous of a guy like that...just sorry that others got duped.Third, if you were selling the idea that you could turn lead into gold....you would definitely raise some eyebrows...maybe even get some folks to pay you for the privilege of listening to your program....but here's the difference (and, frankly, it's more than disconcerning that you don't get this) you sold them on the fact that they could turn LEAD into GOLD, not turn LEAD PAINTED GOLD....and that young man is the difference...they are not dupes...you sir are a criminal...it's called fraud....easy to figure in your scam...harder in the real estate game...but it's all the same.So when you sell your next property, and bill it as having "unique plumbing" (or whatever) and then justify the sale by fact that the buyer should have been more savvy....just remember that someone trusted you...and you screwed them over for a buck...because in your words they were "silly to give it to you". 

Hello BP,I am Greg, born and raised in Omaha, Ne.

They can raise/lower the price, re-list it and wait for more offers, accept yours, or counter.

Though it is an amazing help to get financing for the rehab, it surely raises a lot of questions!