" - they are both excellent.

That said, it is an excellent resource as there are deals to be had and buyers to be found.Like John said, you'll need to do your own research / due diligence, but there are plenty of "real" buyers and sellers on the site.We have bought and sold properties through the site.

Sean Tluchak is an excellent RE attorney.

The "liberal arts" approach would be to tell you that sophisticated investing precludes buying either equity or cash flow - we create both, not buy them.A more mathematical answer would be to tell you that the 2 most applicable measurements of ROI are the cash on cash return (CCR) and the internal rate of return (IRR).  

As for me, I am rapidly approaching seventy years old and ten nicely cash flowing properties would provide and excellent retirement income.

Honestly, the real estate books that I've read gave me the runaround, instead of concentrated on the actual art of real estate investing.

Account Closed Excellent topic!

Sorry Sher,GRE should have been GRI and it stands for Graduate Realtor Institute, basically some extra course works and a few years experience to qualify.On the subject of Credit Unions, I meant Local to the Properties, not local to you.I have an excellent Credit Union in Rochester NY who writes all over the country but they won't do a flip.

My wife and I purchased our house about a year ago, and our realtor was excellent.

Sending emails doesn't lead to anything, they just simply ignore you, even though they were promoting to focus on providing "excellent customer service".