I'm confident in a successful outcome regarding communications but nevertheless, its vital, more than vital, its life and death that you have excellent communication skills with your negotiator.

This would be a live-in flip, and would probably use a 203K renovation loan to finance the major upfront repairs to make it habitable.

To save is a good habit.

Networking in real estate investing is vital so don’t be daunted and go to the events!

I have the habit of mapping everything out to know exactly where I'll be spending to avoid surprises in the end.

Maybe I'm a little slow but there always seemed to be a vital step missing.

Its vital that you follow through with it and use it on all future deals.

I couldn't find one so I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about the book and the subject of the habits of the wealthy.

In fact, all it took was proving to these agents that I could (and would) deliver on my promises when I submitted a contract.If you can get into the habit of following-through on your contracts, not backing out of deals, not missing closing dates, not making transactions complicated or difficult, etc, you will ultimately start to build relationships with the agents you are buying from, and in a year or two, you'll be one of those "incestuous" investors.

While verifying current asking rents for these comps, it is vital that any current concessions or discounts be considered.