I think being emotional is great, it means you care and you got into the business to make money and to provide safe affordable housing to people who can't purchase a home.  

Most of the established builders usually have no shortage of land to build on, which they have most likely purchased below market value.

Hey @Marv Edelstein, as an agent you will need to begin building your identity as a trusted advisor in home sales and purchases.

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

The cash flow usually disappears because of old buildings and cap ex, and tenants that are harder to manage.We're in a market that provides both, and there are a lot of markets in the country that can provide both.Good luck with the potential purchase.

I have purchased a property using credit cards before and looking at doing it again.

I'm getting ready to sell my first home, purchase my 2nd home and invest in an additional property to flip.

I invest in developments nowadays but, even when I was purchasing properties, I did so directly from the sellers so I only dealt with agents on the sell side.If I was in your situation, I would find the properties and then contact the listing agents.

Purchase price: $174,000 Cash invested: $21,000 On-market 100 year old home, purchased from the MLS.

I am most likely going to start purchasing small multifamily/single-family homes in the Tri-Cities TN area this year.