if you sit at home reading books, articles and how-to videos all day and all night, but never do any real action, you will never, ever get a deal.6 - 9 months may have been a good number for those people.  

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Several different models... google "water alarms" and "water sensors" to see some videos of how they work and photos of the different brands.Welcome to Bigger Pockets Kevin!

We have been looking to invest in real-estate for the last 6 years but never took the plunge - we have read a ton of books, watch a ton of videos etc.... 

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Of course if you can sale the property yourself and not use a Realtor that would be better.I hope I was able to bring some clarity to my method and that in some way it helps...

One day i was watching Youtube videos on how to invest in low income properties( Lisa Phillips) and that is how I found out about Bigger Pockets.

You'd be surprised how many people scour the classifieds for work on a daily basis just to put a few dollars in their pocket.Offer $20 for someone to take pictures and do a video walkthrough.