Some of the methods that he used would not work today, but if read with an open mind and the reader thinks outside the box, the reader should be able to accomplish the same thing that he did.

However, unless you find an attorney in the lending business, like an owner of a brokerage or an HML, the better attorneys still won't be able to address the process so much or underwriting or probably not even appraisal methods.

Almost everything I buy is off-market and through wholesalers.You have to crunch your numbers according to your own methods and formulas.

And when people ape those production methods in their kitchens and basements bad things are much more likely to happen.

Which again is fine, but it is a particular method of investing and not everyone wants to do that method.

But there is a difficulty, that is compiling the data correctly so you can make an honest graph then apply trend following methods to it as well......i will have to get back to you on that. i understand the types of set ups that ken wade is applying to the various local markets and they not new, which is a good thing, they have their own track record. the real difficulty will be to find markets that are growing at opposite times. so that way when you get out of one market you can move over to the other.

While i do use the facebook invite friends method you have added, I also like to invite those i meet at RE clubs via email (who are not in any of my systems (Facebook, email, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)Can I get this option back?

I method I'm using has me feeling like I'm walking in circles Please help!

I'm using Craig's List, FB ad words and the yellow letter methods to start.I'm actually a "tri-coastal" (born in NY, lived in CA, and in Miami).

There are of course other ways to get real estate financed (private investors, hard money lenders, etc), but you need to make sure you fully understand these methods and the risks associated with them.It sounds like you are really serious about investing in real estate, so I would spend some time on BP in the forums, blogs and listening to the podcasts and start to come up with a business plan.