You may also want to check out the marketing forum as well.Join your local RE investment club and network with other investors.

To do this, you need a well-rounded marketing mix, like bandit signs, mailers, networking, internet ads, classified ads, referrals, etc, etc.

You have the benefit of learning about real estate w/o having to invest a great deal of money, aside from the yearly/quarterly membership fee( a nominal fee), and you get to network with other investors face-to-face and ask questions.You can do a google search online for Milwaukee's REIA to find where one, or several are located.

I did pay a bird dog so that tells you how important networking is.

Replace your used units prematurely due to a stripped transmission, and now you have delivery and disposal charges, plus another machine, plus the sheer aggravation to tenants and their resulting calls to you.

Networking is very important in this biz - get to know everyone you can.

Once you have their names, call your own club meeting and network to prosperity.

The best way is to build your network with those who have ties within the zoning dept.

Tuesday - Spend day networking with realtors, bankers, credit unions, mortgage companies and all others you come into contact with (spend about 2 to 3 hours)Wednesday - Go through newspaper for homes for rent, FSBO, Homes For Sale, Legal paper listings and searching neighborhoods and drive by.

With all your contacts, you should have a great network to get you going.