More importantly, their motivation at the early stage will be very low.

@Christopher Jackson I second the above opinions, I tried to buy a few tapes back in 05.... and its an utter joke the broker daisy chains are a joke.. these things move in the many millions of dollars to 100's of millions..Small commercial bank REO like Jon says is an option many times the banks will have that inventory right on their websites. 

Rebecca’s staging also added a nice touch to the bathrooms and the entire house.

I'm currently in college pursuing a degree in Real Estate Finance and Development here in San Antonio.I would like to try to get my first rental property within the year, but I'm very much in the research stage and trying to map out the best way to go about this with little money to invest.This is my first post, hadn't had anything to post about, just absorbing as much information as I can, but getting the email about the new book made me laugh, so I figured I'd post about it.

I was wondering should I borrow a large amount to buy all of my buildings from the start since it can cover my mortgage and most likely the expenses or should I build my portfolio in stages(by the larger properties first and pay off the loan before borrowing to buy other decent sized properties)? 

Just be sure to follow up because most of the prospects who inquiry about the home seller's guide are in the beginning stages of selling.

The location is a 40 year established location serving as a staging and delivery point with slightly under 900 active post office boxes.  

Even though we've been at it for a year, I still feel like I'm in the beginning stages of educated myself on all things REI.  

I guess at this stage, I am just too controlling of the details and wouldn't be comfortable just taking someone else's word for it.I think that's what the hands-on would give me.  

We recently decided to sell our condo in California (still at the very beginning stages) and want to buy some property with multiple units.