Occasionally we'll be shown a 85-90k home but its rare and honestly with haggling we would get it down in our price range.4) Never trust a home inspection that is not done by someone you pay for.

He will occasionally get "low ball offers", around 75% of asking, during the first week of listing.

Ideally at this time I will be able to do real estate full time if I choose.I'm interested in both the buy/hold/rent strategy for long term growth as well as the occasional flip (1-3 per year) for additional cash to fund my other strategy.I've been spending time getting familiar with the forums and some of the knowledge available here as well as looking into my local REI chapter.

That said I'm still seeing the occasional deal and will probably continue buying fixer uppers as long as they are available.

Occasionally post cards too.

And yes, you'll occasionally have to stretch past your comfort zone.

My overall goals include wholesaling as well as buy & hold properties and the occasional "flip".  

In my spare time I love hanging out with my family, travelling, I occasionally like to fly small airplanes, and most recently I've been tinkering with home automation (Smartthings).Once my business partner and I have worked out exactly what we want to do (current thinking is buy and hold back in Wisconsin, where we have contacts on the ground and prices are more reasonable), we'll begin to look for opportunities and pull the trigger.  

For instance, he says he prefers to work "alone" and seems to get personally offended when we have other people come in occasionally to do the painting, tearing out carpets, etc., to move things along.

I'll still show an investor occasionally but it's the same story.