Our lesson learned. 

I will likely have more questions as I move forward and learn what it is I don't know. 

We learned later that she was asking for a commission on both sides, asking an additional 18k from the landlord’s broker! 

Is it worth it or am I better off just continuing to read articles, forums and videos in order to learn.

My goals are to learn from everyone here on a daily basis, improve my business/referral network (I’m a realtor), connect with other members in my area who may want to partner or benefit from each other’s skill sets, & ultimately become one of the many successful investors that I’ve read about.

@Franklyn Douglas III I’ve never done Colorado tax sales but presuming they are like most areas they are not nearly as easy, profitable or risk free as the promoters would have you believe.You will learn a lot just by participating even if in a small way. 

Lessons learned?

I am still in the learn and go stages of REI as well as in the middle of my 63 hour Real Estate Sales Associate License courses.

Looking to speak with some experienced flippers in the area to learn more about it.

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