I live in Fort Collins and I have been wanting to get started in investing for several years, but can't figure out how to get started.

That's where I'm at - trying to figure out how to fake it 'til I make it - The "It" factor or the confidence factor is so crucial when you're just starting out which is why having a mentor can help tremendously.

Cant seem to find one that deals with RE enough for them not to say "We can figure it out together"

I am working the numbers for a rehab and am curious what others figure in their numbers.

Did you figure in closing costs for the money you are borrowing?

Real estate investing strategies are so numerous it's hard to "pick" one.the problem with "picking" a real estate investment strategy is they're not like mutual funds. to be a real estate investor, you've got think like a businessman. a businessman or entrepreneur, is a control freak - they want to figure everything out and have the satisfaction of control.real estate investment strategies do not match the modern-day "investor"...people with 401k's who "pick" a portfolio are not investors. heck, the portfolio managers are not entrepreneurs, they're employees of a HUGE company and they manage these gigantic funds with so many different companies, it's no wonder there's no money in mutual funds.real estate investment strategies involve looking at CASH FLOW.

Once I complete a decent rehab or two, I will have the basis he requires, but I need to figure out how to make the first few deals happen.Does this all sound typical, or is he a little more conservative than most?

I figure If I can buy cheap, then I can sell cheap.

Figure wiggle room on their asking price.Whether a cap rate is good or not has a lot to do with your personal investment goals.

I have been tossing the figure of $120,000.00 around.