Hello everyone,I'm young investor eager to start flipping houses. I was wondering is there certification that would help me diverse myself from others or is that done mostly by your reputation, recent work done and su...

I would suggest looking at some SF homes in the greater Dallas area that are priced competitively and present you with an opportunity to putting some minor sweat equity into.

I like ghosts, and so called haunted houses.Seems to keep the competition down!!!!!

Originally posted by "kenvest":better treat your 35 an hour guy right...he's barely getting by or not paying taxes, take your pick.Kenvest…Either I am just really cheap, or we just have way too many landscapers around here… Maybe “too much” competition. $35.00 an hour for a yard guy is by no means cheap here, there are many cheaper.

The rental market is pretty good down here, but competitive.

The rate is competitive for a full-doc, low loan amount AAA (FNMA/FHLMC/FHA/VA) loan.

Low prices provide more work, more work=more done jobs or I call them "free 10-20 year ads" for others to see, and price slashing takes competition out of the game eventually, ruinous competition if you will.

The competition is selling like crazy though they seem to be praying on the newbies by claiming a higher value and selling one anothers deals.

Sometimes you can actually get in the first page of google that day (you have to have a title with keywords that are not too competitive in order to get in the first page of google).

I used to… But over the last 3 years or so too many people show up to bid… Not that I can’t handle the competition, but these people would show up and just pay stupid prices for the houses…It just got to a point where the time chasing the houses and going to the sales just to watch them cancel or for someone to pay $20k more than I was willing to was just not worth the effort…In the good ol days… I could show up and on a good day 0-3 people would be there to bid… Last I went, they were attracting crowds of 50 or more people… In addition, with all the investors, foreclosure help services, realtors, loan officers, and attorneys marketing to people in foreclosure, many never make it to the steps…I may go again soon just to see what it is like today… My guess is that not as many people go now as lender workouts and short sales have became so popular.