You bet!

I personally have nothing to hide, so am happy to divulge to my seller exactly what I do, and most certainly advise our intentions both practically and financially.My opening line is usually, "Hi, I'm calling from New Zealand" that's usually enough to get the conversation started - unfair advantage - you bet . . . . but us Kiwi's are a creative bunch!

And I went just above your net worth goal.Given that you have a pretty good head start, I'd bet just about anything you can double your numbers and thats probably where you are going to end up when you're 45..... 

I bet you can find a handyman that could give you something to break free of the dreaded Lowes/HomeDepot style.

Sold it for $38K after renting for a year and a half.From my understanfing, 1% is the bare minimum unless you're in So Cal or NY betting on appreciation. 

While I am sure it wasn't very funny to you at the time, I'd bet that a story about the yard of your rental being dug up in order to facilitate a mud wrestling showdown has to be a crowd favorite at parties.I am curious, though; did you make any attempt to recover the damages done to your property? 

I can't speak for everyone here but I would bet a months rent that most of us investors have read numerous books on multiple investing strategies for real estate.

@Robert Shaw I think I would have a bit more than the $135K, I think $175K is a safe bet, but I'm not trying to do a full service restaurant.

I'd like to build a portfolio of rentals that have cash flow and allow me to buy a small condo at Hidden Valley (in the mountains) for fun some day.I can never make local REI meetups cause they are usually on Mon and Tues and that doesn't work for me, and seems like kids sports get in the way other times. 

If you're doing your first mailing, your best bet is *not* to buy a list unless you are *not* in a competitive area, got cash to burn, and just wanna get started as quickly as possible.