For the amount of time you would spend at one of those seminars you could learn more on here and BTW did I mention it is free?

Many new investors start off "too hot" and end up overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from achieving even your short-term goals and may knock you out of the game.

Definitely look at ResMan before spending hundreds on the others.

, and after spending thousands to get him out and the property ready for the next person, you'll be far worse off than just waiting until you find a great candidate for this transaction. 

You spend a ton of time building a buyers list and then not enough time finding deals.

Hello BP,My name is Derek and I've recently moved back to the Buffalo, NY (family is from here) area after spending the past decade across the border in Toronto.I'm in the process of getting my 1st property, pre-approval for my Financials are set, and I will be looking at properties starting this Sunday (yes, sacrificing a football Sunday, so you know it's serious!

I would prefer to have it done professionally, however since we are a small start up, capital is key right now and I keep thinking that we might be better served spending the additional $750 elsewhere.Am I being unwise to consider doing it myself, especially since other parties will be involved or is it not that big of a deal to do it on my own?

Search for Fortune Builders here on BP and read up before spending your money.

Now to find someplace else to spend that cash...maybe on a deep fryer or three...Some before pics posted below.Don't have a great pic of the exterior yet; this one was creatively cropped by the seller to avoid the tarp covering a large portion of the roof..Room where the majority of the smoking was done, apparently:So that's the original carpet color...

Many investors start off "too hot" by either overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will sink your ship quick and disable you from even achieving your short-term goals.