You are building a brand rapport and estbalishing an identiy and the seller may not be ready to sell the 1st, 2nd or even 3rd time you contact them.

I'm a researcher and a hustler, plus my day job is marketing/internet marketing/ brand and website development which should help long term.

I have read it with great interest being a brand new investor (no properties yet) and researching how best to start - locally or out of state.

The second brand new option is Reg D 506 C.

The only reason I would even consider this is if the existing LLC had some sort of brand value in the area.

In one apartment they are oak and they look brand new.

There is no standard -- generally the bigger the brand of the broker, the more you'll pay.Then there are the realtor fees.

This may limit me to certain brands/lines, but I'm okay with that.

I'm Chris from NOLA - and I'm brand new here as of about a week (sorry I've been lurking until now) and all I've got to say is WOW what an amazing resource.Here's my story:18 - Buy Carlton Sheets DVD (its ok I'm laughing too as I type)20 - Get my RE licence 22 - Decide I need a "payckeck" to pay for my first home, go get a salary sales job. 28 (today) - I make great money, but loathe what I do and especially who I do it for.

They don't mind (and in fact prefer), because of what they are buying - essentially a brand new house, at the price of an averaged used house.