This is only what I know from phone conversations and internet pictures.

If you start buying every book off Amazon that you hear about, then you'll have a lot of books you don't read.Whenever someone I respect recommends a book - I see if I can get it as a free download off the internet first, then I check my library to get a copy. 90% of the time this works - if not, then get a used copy off Amazon or somewhere else.You can always buy the book after you have read the library copy if you want to have it in your portfolio.I will go ahead and throw in one of my recommended readings - Gary Keller (the guy that started Keller Williams Realty) wrote "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" (McGraw-Hill, 2005).

For some reason, I an't log in using the normal internet window on my phone.

Back in the 1990s, that pricing may have made some sense, but the internet has come a long way and I see little justification of those prices, no matter what "bonuses" are included.That said, I have no experience working with these guys, but I believe there are likely alternatives.

,My name is Jeff and I've been a lurker here for a few months but, now that I may have found my first deal, I felt it was time to introduce myself.Im a newbie in REI but I've devoured tons of information from this site as well as the internet and a few live seminars.

It's just like switching from HTML to plain text though.. removes any "character" from the original formatting.Browser is Internet Explorer and I'm unsure of the version.

Being a naïve first time home buyer I was never satisfied by what he said, to my mind it's "for sale" I just saw it on the internet for sale this morning.

2 bedroom / 2 bathroom, 1,320 sq ft each (2,640 total), new, all-brick, side-by-side duplexes.THE NUMBERS - TWO SCENARIOSSCENARIO 1 - Pay Asking Price, Collect Lowest Rent LikelyPurchase Price: $190,000Down payment @ 20%: $38,000 downLoan Amount: $152,000, 30 years at 6.00% (estimating here)PI: $911.32/monthGross Monthly Rent: $1,600/month (conservative estimate)Yes, I realize according to the 50% rule, I'm already cashflow negative.ExpensesTaxes: $2,119/year = $176.58/monthInsurance: $700/year = $58.33/monthVacancy: 8.74% (according to www.bestplaces.net, as of June, 2012) = $139.84/month - I think this is a bit high, as these units seem to have very little trouble getting occupied.Groundskeeping: $500 = $41.66/monthAdvertising (Craigslist, Internet, For Rent signs): $100 = $8.33/monthMaintenance/Miscellaneous: $1,000 = $83.33/monthTotal Annual Expenses (including vacancy): $6,097.48 = $508.09/monthNet Operating Income: $13,102.52/year = $1,091.87/monthLess Annual Debt Service: -$10,936/year = -$911.32/monthCashflow Before Taxes: $2,166.52/year = $180.55/monthYes, below the ideal $100-$200/month per door.Cap Rate: 6.90%Cash-on-Cash Return: 5.70%Taxable Net Income (after adding back $1,816 principal payments and amortizing over 27.5 years for $6,909): -$2,926.

You may want to consider placing an ad in your local paper because as much as we want to believe everyone is internet/computer friendly, many aren't.

Business associate today gave me these ideas to add to all the great advice when marketing on a low budget to find wholesale deals:Place we buy house sign on your car.Place business cards at gas stations, ATM machines, casinos, and inside books at bookstores.Ads in thrifty nickel.Mortgage brokers for leads.Cold calling for leads.