Anything in particular that you bring to the table in terms of special skills, prior experience, qualifications or other things that you feel will help you get started?

This business is very mentally tough....anyone can do it, but most people will not get over the mental walls they create for themselves.

If you live in a city of any size, I'm sure you'll find a store that specializes in bulbs.Jon

http://www.builddirect.com/ especially their marble/granite/slate prices....kitchen cabinets....a friend of mine went to lowes, special ordered the cabinets and then canceled the order and they gave her an extra 25% off because of the slumping sales....for equipment try out the pawn shops or again, networking....hubby gets top name stuff from a certain big box store ...he gets the stuff below cost.

We specialize in Commercial, Residential and Hard Money loans.

I don't mind getting tough with other businesspeople.Anyways I'd love to hear any thoughts as to what type of REI investing might fit best with my lifestyle, time constraints, experience and financial situation.

That is a tough question, ask the people in foreclosure who decided to do a deal why they chose who they did, I'm not kidding.I tried different things over my career but a straight friendly honest approach worked best.

I would say wholesaling property where the owner is in bankruptcy is a tough proposition.

We used this to market night club events and drink specials.

It might be tough because the bank thinks the value is close to listing price.