Within the past 2 weeks, most of the pre-foreclosures I had contacted now appear in the "auction" status with dates set in the next couple of weeks.

Hi Michael,Without knowing much about your current script/approach it's tough to give any insight on how to adjust; however, in my experience, which resulted in my first deal (2-family in Quincy, Massachusetts) the conversation had flow because the seller and I were able to connect on a personal level prior to any negotiations regarding the property. 

Hey folks, I'm new to the BP forums, but have read some BP books (Set for Life, The Book on Rental Property Investing twice).Need some help analyzing whether I should rent out or sell my home (3br/2ba in Zachary, La).

Given I plan on doing a lot of traveling at the same time, I'll probably end up need a property manager running most things (incl. finding tenants).I'm of course going to do more internet searching for a lot of this information and continue doing more research around here over the next couple weeks, but if there's any immediate 'gotchas' I should be watching for or things I should get rolling now because they take time (e.g. setting up appointments to see places, getting mortgages pre-approved). 

Hi everyone, I am currently reading Set for Life by Scott trench, it’s great so far.

I was set to close on a property next week.

Is there a way to see how long a property set on the market before it sold?

You should check out “set for life” by @scott trench.Really good book for anyone starting!

We were 100% set and ready to go and about to buy our 1st property, but family keeps asking us this question and without a good answer I dont know if we can move forward. 

For the last few weeks I have been dead set on investing into my first piece of income property.