It's gotten better over time for me to connect with buyers, earn their trust, and figure out what drives them.It's not enough to just talk about numbers in a negotiation; you also need to know what the seller is going through and what their top goals are.

Before it was a job where as now I am focused on passive income.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

@Laura Winegardner, for what it is worth, I would certainly play up the naivete of being new to this.  

I'm particularly passionate about areas that provide cash flow with rental propertiesOutside of real estate, I enjoy traveling, playing sports, hanging with my dog and friends.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

I'm particularly passionate about multifamily properties and short-term rentals.Outside of real estate, I enjoy Travel, stock investing, and crypto mining.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

Land in michigan is less than in texas , north texas.I will give you examples on cost differences.Material prices are the exact same price if not a little less.texas framing price per sqft $2.00plumbing $9500hvac $9500concrete Labor only $2.00 per sqft  Concrete $180yd 5 sackdrywall $10500Electric $8000Ok here are the michigan prices , better sit down.framing $13.00 sqftplumbing $25,000hvac  $20,000concrete is about the same for materialdrywall $20000electric $25000Both quotes were for a 3/2/2 home with 6/12 roof hipPeople in michigan wonder why houses are so expensive , its because of the sub contractors.The plumber only has about $5000 worth of material to do a whole house but yet there still asking for $25000

@Kim McGrathI highly doubt you will do better than 8% as land is very difficult to get financing for right nowWhat is the property worth?

The fact that you can buy into leads does not make you better with investors so that means it may or may not be worth it.

Looking to connect.

The sub to community trains their people to call properties on Zillow and get connected to agents and ask them to make a sub to offer.