Welcom to Bigger Pockets and to the sport of real estate investing.  

This site is great for networking and getting a ton of real estate information.

So would a layman like me be privy to that information? 

I will admit it – I was hungry- I wanted more but I didn’t have the skills or experience to do it on my own, I didn’t want another job - I was sacred –  I was sold on all the propaganda about real estate riches and continued to search for that magic formula.That was over 40 years ago - as I think back about all those programs - I realized that my intuition, creativity, imagination or the pure synergism of all that information enable me to create hybrid formulas of my own – formulas that helped me avoid conventional financing, credit approvals, cash down payments, real estate agents, gate keeps and those others who wanted to delay my progress of making money in real estate.

They are just one source of information and it may not be accurate or may not even apply to you, your personality/skills/abilities, and particular goals.  

I believe I just posted on one of your partners posts, If you need any information about RI or areas around I can probably help you out.

Make sure to check out the Bigger Pockets Blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/It is full of great information.

In the future if they need help getting out of the house tell them they can inform the bank that you will be speaking on their behalf to negotiate a short.

(DO Ask for receipts if it's for material deposits.)Share competing bid information and "bid shop".Encourage bidders to get into a bidding war.Try to low-ball contractors.....they will try to cut corners or make it up with change orders a lot of times.And finally, DON'T assume that "All Contractors are Crooks" or that "All Contractors Will Rip You Off".  

I intend to get into it once I have more information on the topic.I am operating from Finland and would like to ensure that all things run smoothly in the process.