Now we are at a crossroads again and this time with gold rising and no confidence in this dollar, it will continue to plumit.

However, if you find an NPN with a local bank or credit union, I would feel more confident that the deal could be completed.

The only way you can be confident that you have a good deal is to know the local market.

I found that things moved a lot faster, I was a lot less hesitant to make the calls I had to, and it was just easier.I was a ton more confident, especially when I was talking to agents.

I feel much more confident right now to dive in due to spending some time in personally developing my self.

This type of obligation typically exists when one person places special trust and confidence in another person and that responsibility is accepted.If so... does the "highest offer" mean it is the "Best Offer"...

I hope you're a bit more confident that we're here to look out for our members best interests and aren't in the business of doing what many others in the space are more than glad to do.

Originally posted by Robert Steele:I guess I am looking for someone experienced at doing this like J Scott to tell me to not be a scaredy cat and take the bull by the horns ;)I'll make you a deal...If you can tell me that you're very confident that both the $100K rehab number and the $305K resale value are within 15% of accurate (and that you're reasonably confident that they're within 10% of accurate), then I'll tell you to stop being a scaredy cat and just take the bull by the horns!

As far as your market goes, you should stick close to home in the beginning until you have the confidence to evaluate an investment properly.

Everything seems more attainable to me as I always believed I had the willingness to put forth the effort to become a successful real estate investor, but I now know I have the resources and networking capability to push me along in the process with confidence.