The customer service reps you talk to when you call in are temps or just barely better than temps.

Great advice from @paul_timmins Dedicate a lot of time to study and learn , a little everyday will take you far Read the posts here in BP constantlyListen to the podcasts here in BPTake notes in a particular notebook or other place, this site is huge and at some point you will not remember were you read or hear it, so is good to have important things handyStart looking around your local area, for distressed houses, to have an idea of the market use resources like zillow.com,  realtor.com, home.com, homesnap.com, etc. those are free sites and you will understand the real prices looking at recent sales (less that 3 or 6 months and less than a quarter mile from the house you are studying) take notes in a log, focus in an area you understand, don't look all over the cityDon't fall for the "9,998$ special offer just for you but we need to close in 5 minutes" of the gurus and the after sell "guidances"Print some business cards, Meet people in your local Real Estate Investor associations, don't be shy, try to connect,  try to learn the ropes offering help to somebody, give value to them and probably they will help you and most of all be patient, this takes time

I have worked for about 25 years in retail sales/customer service and hospitality.

I have a dedicated server that I donate CPU time to them, but if I donated the cost of electricity per month in cash I would be able to deduct it.

Luxury service providers always run an institutional risk, however large they are, of internalizing a culture of quiet yet deep contempt for their customers.

For the latter two, we did raise the rent, but we also put several thousand dollars in rehab in each house and provided superior customer service. 

Meaning, you should dedicate one credit card to all buisness transactions and have a seperate bank account.

I am less than thrilled I invested eight years of my life dedicated to earning a doctoral degree to spend the next 30 years in a career I detest.

Hi Everyone,My name is Ryan Morgan and I have been working with a real estate lender that I currently not satisfied with regarding their customer and speed of service.

I'm dedicated and self made.