I became interested in real estate investing about one year ago after reading Kiyosaki's - Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

welcome @Alfred Wechselberger - one book I got a lot out of (other than, of course, Rich Dad Poor Dad) is Equity Happens.

I like delaware because the real estate market up here is a little more stable (Safer) plus there are nice homes here that are a lot more affordable to the avg investor than that of florida'sI began my journey in RE a little over a year ago i started like most reading books (rich dad poor dad, ABCs to RE investing,the unofficial guide to real estate investing ETC) i love to read!

There is a stipulation to the on-going and casual communication with the Buyer.

Upon re-reading and reviewing these threads, what stands out are two points: 1) If you want to do seller financed deals, target your marketing to the best candidates to be open to this type sale. 2) Research, study and practice the language necessary to communicate the deal(s) you want to do in terms that your target audience will understand and respond positively to.

When I think of the word "scam", the get rich quick mentality comes to mind, and it's always those that fail people in this industry, leading to the common complaint of said failures being the results of a "scam".

Another tenant been there 18 years, 15 years, 10 years, Maria has been there 2 years, but before that she was in unit 1, she got married and divorced and came back after 2 years.They all speak Spanish, but Maria is the only one who speaks English, so communication is a problem.They have no lease, but are all long term tenants and they stay because of the low rent and because they all know each other.So who mows the yard, oh Orlando does...who is Orlando?

(lol...BIG smile)I'd also like to have control over the information in terms of what gets put on the MLS, what information gets communicated to me during negotiations etc.

The only problem with small towns is that everyone seems to know my business and they think I must be rich.

So if you don't have a specific property under contract, one or two conversations might be the upper end of the number of times they are willing to discuss it, without there being an actual possible deal on the table.You may find that once you have an actual contract, the same lender who was willing to do what you wanted but stopped communicating, will once again reply to your emails.