if u seen the movie 'Limitless' it sould resonate with the psyche of how i believe our society is conditioned into a delusionally bipolar'grass is greener' mindet where we are either very happy/successful, otherwise we are down in a ditch waiting for the next opportunity to get back up there and be ecstatically happy and successful in the future.what about incremental. to me, that's how savings and investment actually materialize. heck, the very word itself 'invest' should encompass the fundamental of not consuming today in order to have more tomorow. i myself have times when i am broke but thats almost always right after a close where i invested than liquidated. my final thoughts are practically nobody on BP is living in the horrid shantytowns of any continent for matter where they are living in starving conditions with no food/water available on a daily basis nor having nothing to call their own other than the clothes on their back. such is the case out there for some large portion of some 8 BILLION humans on this planet. many, many if not most people out there all over the world don't own anything at all except the clothes they are wearing right now. likewise, many/most people on this planet don't have a practically endless supply of food so they dont go hungry. here in northamerica, luckly even homeless folks if there hungry can simply find out where the nearest 'soup kitchen' is and get a wholesome meal on a daily basis indefinitely. we have so many resources at our fingertips that it is so easy to start saving up 100s of dollars a month even based on minimum wage (whereas a family overseas living in rural areas with no local jobs other than living off the land, as is the majority of situations across the globe, may be lucky to even make $100 a YEAR!).

How much more do I have to pay for contractors and materials (on a rehab) because I can't easily shop around.Ok, there are many different ways to deal with this, I assume you invest in newer buildings?

I'm not in that area, but, if I had to guess, you're probably looking at $3000-5000.Could obviously be more or less depending on:- Type/quality of contractor- Quality of materials- Access to existing wiring- Whether you are willing to do sheetrock repair and painting afterwards- Cost of permits- Your negotiating skill

Ask questions on the forums, listen to the podcasts, read their beginner guides and materials, and start connecting with people.

This was just for all the plumbing labor and materials for a 4-bedroom 2,000 square foot house -- main stack, etc. through to getting the toilets, and all the sinks put in.

However, save yourself the money and get on YouTube and make it happen for about $100 in material.

I can honestly say, however, that all of the material that I now possess has proven to be invaluable.  

Hi everyone,I am name is Izhak and I am a new agent/investor and I was wondering if anyone can answer a couple of questions I have regarding syndication.Does anyone know of any good material I can use to get up to speed? 

I slowly and carefully started crawling towards my goal of a full time career of Creative RE Investor :listened to tens of podcasts, read several books, started putting my contracts together, created website (which needs modifications), got business cards and other marketing materials.

For construction work, you need a license (probably) or to be on title, leasing interests or options don't give you the authority to build, rehab or encumber the property with material and labor liens.