If you are going to invest money in somebody's program Phill's is at the top of the pile along with a few others.Phill showed me his spreadsheet program for evaluating deals a while back and it seemed like a good starting point for analyzing a deal.

Think about it - first, they did not teach you enough that you could evaluate those properties and figure out for yourself that you they wouldn't cash flow.

You will need to spend some time learning about real estate law, commercial lending guidelines, title and escrow policy and procedures, real estate negotiations, property evaluation, auditing financial material, researching market data, real estate contracts, due diligence, communication skills.

You have experience, presumably you are able to evaluate the value of a deal, you have a team lined up, you have buyers lined up, etc; all that points to the fact that you should be doing as many *good* deals as you can find, as you can afford, and as you are comfortable doing.Just my personal experience...I tend to have much bigger regrets about the deals I passed up (because I thought they were too much for me) than the deals I bought...

Also, a mortgage broker could be involved up front to evaluate the credit worthiness of the prospect and to give a ballpark timeframe for improving the credit of that prospect.

You cannot evaluate the objectivity of a media outlet through a single news story because it does not address the selection-bias.BTW, I am not opposed to the right wing bias of Fox.

Well I don't count the taxation benefit when I evaluate deals.

You first have to be able to evaluate the quality of the deal before you can decide if and what to offer on it.

However, the advances in on line data is making it easier to evaluate property without physically being there.

I have $10k down.Good credits score.Obviously can evaluate market with MLS access.Any suggestions on where to get money on rehab, how to beat REO with all the cash competitors, finding good contractor?