Once you have a small game plan or big game plan, start reading and absorbing all you can on the topic.

So you know they have skin in the game and don't have any incentive to skimp out on the due diligence (which appears to be the case on some other platforms).

I'm using the wholesale part of the business to learn the game.

Do your homework and get in the game.

If the answer is no, then you are doing the same thing as buying something on sale, because it's on sale, even though you wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't on sale.To use a Poker Expression, "The name of the game, is to stay in the game".  

That's not to say that I'm under the illusion that I have any kind of comparative advantage over other investors just because I'm not afraid to gut a house to the studs, but I do believe it puts me at an advantage over most people looking for homes to actually live in. I

It makes it more like a game now.  

I'm new to the game too and have been in Louisville for 4 years.

I am pro broker could not really understand how you can reach full potential without it.just the networking with those in the game is worth it.

Last tenants left house in rough shape.The good: Seller owns the property free and clear and is wanting to get out of rental game.