Now I tell everyone I talk to that I am a real estate investor.Honestly, another reason was that I wasn't very confident in my real estate knowledge and didn't want anyone to know what my real identity was if I said something silly here.

Be confident when giving your terms to the buyer.

I know BP has some risk lovers so I am curious to see what people say.My guess is that the answer will vary based on the level of confidence one has in their ability to identify great projects and "bet" on the outcome and their skill in accomplishing a desired goal.

I don't know your market but I might suggest finding comps that are similar in size and location unless you are very confident the price per square foot estimate to be accurate.

Yeah as eager as I am to get my first deal, i've learned alot through this process and am more confident to handle the next opportunity.

I am confident that you could drop me in a city where I had no connections, and I could lock up a house in contract and sell my contract for a profit.

I felt confident I would pass.

If you can controll the outcome to an acceptable degree of confidence, you are investing.There are always aspects of investing or life that can not be controlled, the key, IMO, is the ability to obtain the expected result.

If gas prices were still at $3.25 per gallon (as they were here in CA last winter) then buyer confidence would not be tarnished so much.

Be confident in what you want, do your research, and yes, you want profit every month.