What kinds of %'s do you look for in successful projects?

Unfortunately most people seek their peers approval.. and society doesn't look to kindly upon the guy who lives below his means.

His post in a recent thread says it all to me: On one hand I kind of like that everyone is afraid of multis.

I've kind of been turned off from foreclosure/auction/sherrif sales due to the long process and the inability to inspect the property etc.Besides getting the "balls" to actually approach people in preforeclosure situations, the main thing holding me back is financing, I simply do not have the money for a downpayment.My plan was to buy properties, hold on to and rent them until the market turns, and then eventually sell, but that may not be the best option at this point.Reading this forum the last few days I've been hearing some new terms:bird dogging - http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/bird-dogging101rb.htmlwholesaling - http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/wholesaling-properties-lg.htmlTo be honest, I'm not 100% sure what the main difference is.

We have a real estate web portal and it receives a fair bit of traffic but not the kind of traffic thats needed to market to this kind of audience.

What kind of investing are you drawn to?

and what kind of fees can I expect to pay?

What kind of account is preferable for starting out in the re business?

It would be seen as kind of rude if after months of showing you houses you decided to try to get him/her to take less of a commission just to help you negotiate the price of your house.

The price tag on this kind of work can get into 10-20-30k.