Grab all the business cards you can and start building your network.

The last five years I spent as a full-time electrician in Atlanta.

The last five years I spent as a full-time electrician in Atlanta.

I think you'll find that the 2 are quite different; the commercial world is very cut throat..As far as building rapport with brokers, it's the same as with anything else - be where they are, pass out lots of cards and shake lots of hands.

In my experience, many investors want a balloon around the first five years, regardless of what the note term is. 

HERE'S A TIPI know, it's lengthy, but five minutes could save you thousands . . .Working with other wholesalers to buy and/or sell investment properties is a great strategy because it allows each of us to expand our network, which in turn allows us to do more deals.

The other debt is personal loans, credit cards, etc.

Something like TomJ_at_webuyillinoishouses_dot_com$10 business card from Vistaprint.  

My husbands uncle ( 70 years old) has a home he owes about $50,000 on.. current mortgage is $650.. he also has some credit card debt to the tune of $10,000.. with his social security he barely gets by and counts every penny.Here where the real estate investment part comes in...bare with meThe home is in dire need of rehabbing.. but he has no money to do the repairs.. in the current state the house might fetch $110,000.. comps in the area for moderate upgrades sell for $185,000-$210,00..He considered selling cheap to get out and buying a condo.. but he would still be cash poor.. he figures what he could sell the house for would pay off the credit card debt, and give him some money down on a condo..

I lived in LA for five years now, and after realizing that I spent over 50k on rent in this short period of time, I started investigating other options.