Post your business card from your day time job; write across the front in black sharpie, LOOKING FOR A HOME TO BUY.

I can put a house on a credit card, that's not a mortgage but that loan would then have no bearing on any loan-to-value or to any down payment either, it would simply be borrowing money to buy a property.

(just initially hit the fast forward button a few times to avoid the useless rhetoric at the beginning of every show - roughly 2-3 minutes worth)One in particular that might be helpful to your particular situation is Show 55 'Five Steps Needed to get any Lender to say Yes' with Jimmy Monceief.Best of luck...enjoy connecting with local investors!

I had $47k of student loan debt from a pretty worthless MBA, $13k credit card debt due to car repairs, medical expenses from a car wreck, basically my life was a mess.

But, I guess you need to clarify what "red flags" are to you.Someone could be killing it/raking it in with sterling credit, income, etc. for that all to change when the cards fall if they are behind a ponzi scheme or even an honest profession that fizzled out (e.g. an actor, model, lottery winner or sports star who blew threw their cash.)Thus, a good tenant in the past could be lousy in the future and vice versa.

So spend five minutes making sure your profile has no glaring grammatical errors.

I understand as a licensed real estate agent I would be obligated to disclose to any motivated seller that I am a licensee, but am I supposed to disclose this on business cards, letters, or any other form of marketing?

He said probably five grand tops without knowing any specifics of your particular pool.

To me the number is less important than the proceeds and plan after I hit the number.My Grand Goal for REI is:To provide a financial foundation and education for five generations of my family so that we may fulfill our dreams, aspirations and life missions unencumbered by financial slavery.The first major milestone in the next 4-5 years, I'd like to get to 100 units.

Remember paying off a credit card the charges 12% interest has the same affect on your net worth as investing at 12%.