Once you have a foot on the ground and are being successful, people who previously would have never entered real estate investing will line up wanting to join forces with you 

I am a building science nerd and this house was a testing ground of sorts.

It’s a beautiful ground level (all buildings are one story) 2 bedroom, 2 bath, presents like new and would qualify for loans, bought in 2006 in the bubble so I know I will take a great loss at $121,000.

Here to collect as much information as I can to hit the ground running!

I like what #2 @Jamie Wooley To me it represents that you have grounded and simple approach surrounding your business.

(though you could get them when you get home, just can't recreate them later, see sources below)...I would actually look at the recent opinions rules more in great depth based on your back ground...

If it's a recent jump, do the collections timeline look like it could've been incurred from trying to get the business off the ground and he just hasn't got them paid completely yet?

I am out of state so you might do better being on the ground there.

And it doesn't matter if a buyer is willing to pay more if he can't secure the financing because the lender won't go that high.If all that fails, move on to someone more grounded in reality.

Hello, I am in the middle of taking my brokers course and was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of the steps I need to take from the ground up to open my own brokerage.