My logic was I needed to put a roof over my own head, before I start worrying about purchasing real estate for others.

The banker's logic is lost on me.

*************That logic makes no sense to me.  

BUT tracking the logic through the trail of acronyms accompanied with misspellings and complete lack of a word or two in strategic places.

However, we can predict that if the NOD filings have increased way faster than distressed sales (REOs and shortsales), then we know - logically - that inventory levels is going up.

@Lian Shi  seperates those who can buy from those who can't really.. the logic is if you have the cash as you state in your offer to purchase then you have it and the deposit should be a simple thing.We are currently doing VERY well buying those exact properties because of the high EMD requriements it scares many away...

If your target audience is people who are not familiar with real estate or who have not loaned money before it may play a bit better but if you don't convince the person you are approaching that you know how to manage the project successfully you are unlikely to find the funds.

It's always great to see more folks with a strong REI background If you've got any experience that you think might be helpful to share with our audience, I'd suggest creating a "real estate success stories" post Feel free to reach out to me if you have any trouble using BiggerPockets, or need any help determining how best to connect with folks!

I pay for a service called Core Logic.

And there are plenty of audiences to target with Facebook and other social media marketing.Feel free to PM me if you have any questions that I might be able to answer!