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.

My name is Mike Baker, and I live in south central Montana.I am an Army Vet, the father of five boys, and currently a plumber.My wife and I have been studying real estate investing for the last few years, through Rich Dad, and Dean Graziozi.

I have been working and compromising my time and effort to make someone else rich in the HR field and now it is time for me to follow my dreams.

I think the key thing with a wholesaler or flipper is the communication that they have with  each other so that the wholesaler is not missing  the mark blasting out a bunch of props hoping someone bites.

But I never did a proper introduction that posted successfully, so I figured I'd do one now.Quick facts:39MaleHappily married3 kidsFormer militaryWork in Northern Virginia/NoVARead Rich Dad, Poor Dad in college, loved it, and didn't bother pursuing any of its tenents or suggestions until a few years back :)From a real estate perspective, in January 2008 I landed my first real civilian job after spending the previous seven months homeless, unemployed, and freshly divorced (it was a culmination of bad luck/decisions/timing, and leaving the service to boot).

I hope my tenants prefer to communicate that way.

I tend to think rental property is the easiest, but it's not gonna make you rich any time soon.4.)

It kind of sounds like one of those "Rich Nigerian Uncle" emails!

Not waking up when I HAVE to, to make someone else rich.

@Joe Fairless The two things you addressed in your post are the two things I plan on putting the most effort into within the upcoming year before starting my REI journey.Look forward to further communication with you guys in the future.