For example, we're selling most of our properties to international buyers...without our website, it would be virtually impossible to reach this customer base.

CA is tough to make the numbers work...not impossible, but I prefer "easy".When I got started, one strategy I used was to befriend investor-friendly realtors in places I was interested in buying.

I'm sure we will end up with a few discrepancies on what are/are not building materials on the first couple jobs because it is impossible to define every item that goes into every house, but I secretly plan on a $500 contingency for those items alone.This has allowed me to control exactly what goes into our properties and actually makes estimating the rehab costs much easier because I don't have to worry about the 100+ trips to lowes that I was making, especially as the project neared completion.As for as negotiating with the contractor: I had several come out to look over a house that I had just closed on.

My goal is to return all calls within 24 hours tops and as of right now that is seemingly impossible with my current time constraints.I’m wondering how other people handle this situation.

Jen,Having no money does not make it impossible to get a multifamily deal, it just makes it extremely harder to get one done.

Not impossible, but I think these are extra hard because the good deals are snatched up before they even get to the MLS.

It was a bad investment in every way.Today, several years later, and knowing well what mistakes I made, I am willing to reconsider real estate as an investment vehicle.

I'm sure it's nearly impossible based on the bank's perceived position of total negotiating leverage but have your agent or attorney ask for an indemnification letter.

I've never seen a HML charge 10 points, but I guess its not impossible.

Getting a conventional loan is going to be next to impossible if you don't have income.