On the Do Not Call List, I think we're okay b/c these are all in response to "for rent" ads, so these individuals are already soliciting calls to rent their property.Dan

I have a few questions:1) Who plays closing costs typically in a short sale?

If you are relatively new, I would strongly urge you to attend a number of Sales first, observe which Investors are bidding (they are usually regulars with Cash or Credit-Lines), evaluate the properties that are being advertised and sold, including the figures (numbers), then determine if you are ready to play with the players.

It just lets you play it safe.

I love to spend time with my family, read, research new opportunities on the computer, help others, and play coed softball and volleyball.

The big things are being able to have individual project areas with distince financial info, but also have an umbrella ability to see how they are all doing, with information about each partners investment across all projects or a single project.

This forum is for discussion of individual REO's only.

Your in the game you might as well play where you have the greatest chance of success.It is all about risk assesment in my humble opinionI prefer to risk everything I have because if i lose what I have I will have it all back in under 5 years most likely in 2 years.If I don't risk it I know I will be broke and unable to retire.Hmmm what is retirement......I don't think Ill ever do that one because my definition of retirement is to be able to go where I want when I want and do what ever I want to do.........So I make a few phone calls during the day and make more money for doing so......I will never quit teaching people This business because It has made me a truely free man.One will never be free until one has no attachments in life because attachments by the nature of the word attach us or tie us down......I am not attached to my money or things....I can't take them with meI am not attached to life.......when i die my body stays hereI am not attached to my wife and son .....I love them but they are their own spirits.......If we had never taken the risk to travel to the moon we would have never reaped the benifits of such a great undertaking..Sorry but I believe that all things are possible to him that believe...I guess it's kind of a sensitive subject for me.

Welcome Josephine,I hope to see you around in some networking sessions very soon.With myself be a newbie, I to am looking for some like minded individuals in the area to connect with and learn with.Good luck to you...

If you can come up with a list of individuals looking for investment properties or a list of owners of investment properties (such as absentee owners or landlords), this is a great place to practice this technique.You can also use email and internet technology to network.