But, my logic says "there is a greater likelihood that the people you approach to enlist as your buyers will hear you out and opt in if you come to them with a list of deals that they can make money on soon" as opposed to saying" hey - i might have some deals you might be interested in - let me get your card"

You can thank the Second Amendment for that.

If I contacted a FSBO, and they expressed an interest in listing with an agent rather than sell to me, I would have to second guess my communication skills.

I'm second guessing myself now on the offer we put in and feeling now like maybe we should of not asked for the inspection.

That was my second mistake.

gotta get second deal closed.

.), all these tools that creative financing offers to fix Sellers' problems, well these tools do not help agents TODAY, may be later, but not now.If your model included hourly income rates to fix the problem of this troubled depreciating Buyers' Market, AND you had the skills of creative financing, well, maybe you could create solutions for buyers.An analogy:A whole life insur salesman make 75% comm on one policy (annual premium, with charge backs if the monthly payment is interrupted) OR second carrier offering 45% annual premium comm.If you had to feed your family, which would you sell?

**************My answer:REI has to do with risk analysis and exit strategy implementation.Rule #1 - Conserve personal cash.If you have to break rule #1, get a partner.To buy in this market, you can sub2, land contract, seller carry - JV, option flip, etc.To sell in this market, you can lease option, land contract, all cash consumer, carry a second and keep or sell in 6 months.To make cash flow, consider being a consultant helping others sell CREATIVELY, and get fees.That said:You bought for $28K, out of pocket is $5600 down, owe bank 32.4KHave you considered your carrying costs?

The likelihood of this happening is slim to none, but it is still good to be safe.

First, I am always looking for a money making idea, and second I earn enough from investing to justify the expense of continuing my education.