When he does his DUE DILIGENCE he'll find out that his $200K note is maybe worth $140-$150K, at which point he is quickly going to realize that by just cutting his price to that range he opens himself up to a much larger market.People who have accumulated sufficient assets to own a $200K property, free and clear, have probably lived long enough that they check out things they are told.

The economy in this location is where i'm concerned (or should i be?).

Information concerning NEW TRENDS in financial resources will open new and more profitable real estate opportunities for your business.Today’s residential real estate market for investors has become very competitive in most major markets.

Matt H, I know you said it seems like people are told to live below their means, that isn't true in my experience, instead they teach you to think about how you are spending your money, how you can cut back so that you can get out of debt and use the extra money to develop passive income streams to get financially free.

The first cut-off for me is NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS, or taking their sweet time about doing it.

I retired at 52 (actually cut down to 8 hours a week then, fully retired two years later.

I believe that the policy of NAR is that real estate professionals should never discuss or re-veal their intentions concerning fees or other competitive business activities with or to competitors.NAR states; “Real estate professionals should never discuss or reveal their intentions concerning fees or other competitive business activities with or to competitors.

I, and my contractor, are fairly certain the tenants overloaded it, as a glass broke and cut the drain line, then jammed and broke the agitator arm.It had to be replaced.

After almost 8 months of learning that I knew nothing about the construction business and another year of being too stubborn to cut my losses I sold the house at breakeven.

Out side of a few posts at the top of this thread recommending that people actually learn to write their own copy, I've seen little else.Just my opinion here: if you're looking for a magic bullet, you're already cutting corners.