They would chase me back to my house and taunt me as I took shelter inside.

Good returns but more work chasing around.

Investors and brokers is a two way street.Being that I am both I understand both equations.If a buyer came to me for a certain area wanting a fully performing property at an 11 cap and I know for a FACT that properties in that area are trading at 9's everyday of the week then that buyer is unrealistic.I will say it is fine that an investor if they choose wants to go on a wild goose chase for a year to try and find a property that is very uncommon in the marketplace to purchase.Just do not expect any broker or agent who values their time to go on such a mission.

But despite attending several seminars and training, the real world application has fallen well short with only 1 bird-dog commission from chasing pre-foreclosures.I've found it hard to juggle a full-time job with trying to get started with no money in REI, LOL.I look forward to learning from biggerpockets and hopefully kickstarting my career for real this time in a new city.I'd love to hear from you and any advice on where is a good place to get started with limited time and very little spare money.

Too many times I see people chase the shiny ball trying to get the house for a ridiculously low price only to loose the deal and they end up making 0$, not to mention the time lost in due diligence.

I'm still chasing down the original contractor.

Thanks, I'll chase cash flow after taxes then. 

Thanks @Chase Maher.  

Get rich slowly; don't chase unrealistic goals and always cover the downside.  

People will chase secondary and tertiary market deals because of the high competition but then the indicators won't be as strong and so there will be higher risk.