Then throw money into marketing to get fill the pipeline.

If you have no experience, no reserves and no help from others that know what they're doing it's a huge risk to just throw your retirement money into the real estate market thinking that it's a no brainer investment.

Throw in problems arising from product availability, shipping, returns or something simply not fitting right and you get the picture.

The contacts I've met and knowledge I've gained from this site in just a short period of time has been priceless, and look forward to the possibilities ahead.I'm a full time real estate investor in the Columbus, Ohio market and always looking to network with other investors in this area and beyond, and see what ideas we can throw around, and what deals we can come up with together to all be successful.

With your license you will throw away less leads and make more money plain and simple.

If you have no system for follow up, get one, or you'll be throwing away at least 50% of your business.

I also want to build a wall/box in around the water heater.The owner is throwing in the top cabinets he bought but never installed but I'm just going to put those up on Craig's list or something since they wouldn't match the bottom ones and are not needed.Oh and of course repainting the inside.

You could do this with a form letter signed by the buyer, then send it to yourself, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested so that the buyer has proof (they will probably throw it away).

Some contractors will be professional and on time in the beginning and earn your trust and then ask for more money and then vanish or stop performing mid job.How you handle this is for them to know no matter how much they throw on the charm or schmooze you in the beginning you will not pay for advance work down the line.

I find I am much more successful with this strategy than throwing out a blanket contract that you just submit on a bunch of properties and see what sticks.Who is the seller??