If your not comfortable using creative financing techniques or don't know how then this deal would get put together.I was comfortable buying this deal because I knew I could execute.

I also haven't tailored exactly what I want.  

Just as we appreciate the BP veterans wealth of knowledge - and the BP platform itself - it is also really nice to have the chance to sit down and have a meal with other sophisticated investors from around the country and share and learn from our experiences.Maybe the "marketing" techniques they use can be annoying - but if the product is a quality offering then I appreciate the opportunity to invest.

I have tried all my usual techniques and he just won’t budge and he/she will take 200k or no sale.

It keeps your personal and business expenses separate, which is key for financial clarity and easier come tax time.Bottom line: You're thinking in the right direction, but get professional advice tailored to your unique situation to make sure you're setting everything up for maximum benefit.

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Have you used any of the techniques that you learned to close any deals?

Took me a long time to get my technique right.

From deals falling through with private sellers, to spotting techniques that were used on me on wholesale fees, and even one seller choosing another investor over me, after giving me the ok, even when I made a hire offer, and now recognizing the technique that investor used to price condition the seller.I've read Ziglar's Secrets and was starting on Dan Kennedy's Sales Success but this book adds non-dispensible element I that needs to be added.

Jim, you're in a good market area and there are tons of investors to network with in KC.You have RE skills, title work, meeting and working with people, if you did closings then you're somewhat familiar with what lenders are doing, if you did construction disbursements then you know construction stages, material use, lien waiver issues and probably code and techniques.