(I've gotten around it by setting up mail forwarding from that address, which has so far successfully caught one out of three postcards)#3 - Once again, how do the major players do it?  

Given a ~2% CoC return is not enticing or sustainable given my goal is monthly cashflow.

I look forward to being an active member here on BP and meeting some awesome people, growing my education, and building the foundation of a successful, self-sustaining, difference making real estate career.

Of course, the most successful agents are full-time and work insane hours.

Congrats on your continued success and feel free to connect with me anytime!

And having something to offer to others isn't a bad idea either (whether it's a deal, connections, etc).Keep in mind, not everyone is going to be successful at your local REIA. 

He's a former very successful Realtor as well so he knows the whole sales process in and out and will be able to help you out with answering questions.

It's not as hard to make it work as a househack but to set you up for success it needs to make sense as a rental later on.

Identify a budget for investing that you can sustain for at least 6-12 months to gauge success/failure.6.

The highest bid wins, regardless.As I was the second successful bidder, they took my $208K bid.