If a friend can not be found locally, then a good mentor will save you a lot of money (even if it costs a little), but they should not stay with you, but direct you on how to improve your building at those leaky spots and maybe even return (after a while) to make sure you have not sprung any leaks eslewhere.But in my start I just went out and did without any help to prove to my brother that what he was thinking of could be done, but he did not need the GURU's supervision and "mentoring".I succeeded in getting started in investing this way and proved to myself that even us doers will at some point need to stop doing and READ to educate ourselves on how to stop those leaks or we will indeed fail as well.So wheather your start as "hands on" or "reading" , both will be needed to be done and I will add one more phase to prevent failure and that is the use of COMMON SENSE to know when to stop and get help (for us doers) or stop reading and get started (for the readers).Plus the use of that COMMON SENSE to look back and realize you have leaks or havent yet started instead of just continuing doing the do'ing or reading and not realizing that you are going down in flames.

Get A $10,000 Unsecured Credit Card.

Originally posted by Steve Babiak:Then there is this recent blog post that came up in another thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/11/05/getting-rid-tough-odors/Not much of a blog reader myself, although my wife even has one!

Hello, recently acquired 100k in business credit cards for my corporation from a number of banks.

It seems like it would be more professional to go in to a meeting with something prepared and able to leave with them other than a business card and a confident verbal message.Are people doing this?

I am only let’s saying 50k in dept and that’s including two vehicles, credit cards medical bill loans.

I am very wiling to educate myself, and I have a few months of time,because I am still having some short term spousal support and place to live , which cost me only 300/month association fees.Bankruptcy is not an option for me, due to equity in property.I am paying minimum payments on my credit cards, but a year from now I will not have money for it any more, and this is why I think the sale is going to be the only solution, however it will be emotionally difficult.

I have a pretty common name and 3 credit cards.

After you see someone bid or buy, walk up and hand them your card and tell them you get deals like this all the time.

You could also call it creating houses of cards.