I realize this is an old post but I actually attended GWREIA meeting in late November.

I realize that every property is unique, but is there a rule of thumb?

I decided to join after reading so many helpful posts and realizing that I wasn't taking advantage of huge network of RE Investors.

It didn't take long for me to realize that at a young age people in the construction field were going to look down on me at first.

Hence you spend time and maybe money doing the due diligence to realize that lien was paid off prior to the auction.

Through her dealing with the education system, she came to the realization that building her own school with a system that is focused on helping students of poor background to receive quality education.

(I did it successfully)6am call because there is no hot water, thermostat burned out in the middle of the night.There's other stories I have too and I'm a noob at landlording, I've only had tenants for 3 months.So realize it's like MikeOH says it's not nearly as easy as the gurus say.

I realize that you don't have much time to do it, but you could earn a lot of money between now and Christmas.

I realize that this is a forum setup for investors (which i'm really not) :)....However, thought I would check out how you guys would approach this.

I realize that may sound a little off the wall to most of the folks on this list, but it is what it is ...I have no experience in real estate deals at this point, but I do know how to follow protocols and believe creativity can be applied to whatever one is committed to once one has a good mentor and understands the nuts and bolts of the process.