Just starting out in the real estate game as an active duty Army Officer in Germany, so it’s hard to trust “out of state” realtors that I’ve never met.

What do you mean by "active", wanna be investors or people who have actually put money into the game?

It's also a numbers game which means to make many offers on a regular basis. 

Just the content of his videos.

@Lee Ripma I've thought about being the bank, When you're funding deals are you funding the entire deal (to include all rehab) and being the First position, or are you funding Acquisition/Down payment only requiring your borrower to have "Skin in the game" and leaving you in 2nd position?

Post-car mailers to neighbors. 6% doesn't get you video walk-through, or drone video, doesn't get you food at the open house, certainly if you need more than one open house...

I am less positive about how well blockchain is going to change the rules of the game.

I would definitely recommend the following: The Richest Man in Babylon (very easy read)Rich Dad, Poor DadAnything you can find by Jim Rohn (there are videos on Youtube as well)That should get him started!

I have worked very hard negotiating with both the bank and the seller to come to the terms I am at and view this as a deal that wont happen very often in the real estate game. 

So I just lost a round in this game with a 7 year old fridge that was failing to cool but was clearly not the compressor.