I also look to use the money from creating deals to start buying my own property.I am focusing right now on learning the business, marketing, and general netoworking within my local REI community.I am concerned that the buyers I have talked with think that I not serious because I am not constantly producing deals.

Over the last 20 years the U.S. has spent more than it has produced and earned, and imported more than it exports.

One point though, a real estate commission is not "earned" in many states until title is transfered or a willing and able buyer has been produced, that means one who can close a conventional purchase transaction.

Not so tough after all...Oh, and you'll want to "cancel" the reply that will be produced unless you are actually posting something in addition.

This was with Freddie Mac itself, but from all appearances, Freddie Mac is no longer willing to sell properties to us in one of our DBA's because we ended up contacting not just the supervisors and upper management, but also our federal representatives.That is a long story, but suffice it to say, we were not able to purchase that property and ever since, that DBA has not been able to purchase a Freddie backed property.Other times, we have escalated and that has produced results.The moral is always work at the lowest level until all of those resources have been exhausted.

Michigan has the largest state forest system in the country and you are never too far from a natural body of water.

A healthy body compliments a strong mind.

I did see this back in Dec and was horrified - I don't have a problem with anyone making $70k or $170k as long as they are producing earnings or savings in multiples of that for their employer.

It's about a guy that was considered a hero in war wrote a book and ben stiller and a few others are actors making the book into a movie Tom cruise is the Money Hungry producer.

Should a tenant come back to me, I can produce the sealed, postmarked letters.