As an agent, if you listen to the pod casts it will open your eyes to many more facets of real estate investing. 

Then a guy who worked on it with the previous owner offers to live there to finish some work & keep an eye on it paying only $650/month.So several months go by & the 'renter/handyman' leaves & I sell it to an investor who calls NYSEG to get the electric switched to his name.

A property caught my eye (that I'm checking out tomorrow) that is multi-use.

Before I can take on more projects I need to figure out Health, Dental, Eye insurance for my family.  

I'm keeping my eyes open for the right deal, trying to be patient.

They were very helpful and put a lot of perspective into my eyes.

Lessons learned – Keep your eyes open and know your market.

Have your buyer give you the assignment check outside of closing.My VIP Buyers (who receive a phone call about deals BEFORE THE EMAIL BLAST) know the way I approach my business/wholesale deals:I am a partner in the deal that I am bringing to the VIP Buyer, however, they are just paying me my portion of the profit at closing in the form of the assignment fee.If the assignment is on the HUD at closing, and the seller sees it and questions it-I look them dead in the eye and tell them exactly what I wrote above.  

Be warned though- this site has a few “warts” that one needs to keep an eye out for: Estimates aren’t Correct– Zestimates are a great starting place but in most markets they are drastically wrong.

The owner of the house appreciated that and so he didn't bat an eye when I asked the property manager to ask him if he'd spring for professional lawn care (e.g., feeding, fertilizing, etc.).