This is what the public thinks of real estate investors

[Dawn Anastasi]

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2013/03/26/mabel-bobo-loses-charlotte-home/

Article title: Mabel Bobo, 88, Loses Home When Investor Buys It for $5,000

I think this is what the public sometimes thinks of real estate investors. If you are approaching a private seller for a sale when they are on hard times, how do you get over this stereotype?

[J Scott]

Originally posted by Dawn A.:

The problem is that even if 99 out of 100 investors who buy homes at low prices are helping the home owner, you get that 1 slimeball who makes the news and puts everyone else in a bad light.

In my experience, the ratio is skewed the other way...

Perhaps not 99% of investors are slimeballs (not even close), but definitely a significant percentage. Sadly, as a group, we've probably earned our reputation, which is why each of us needs to go out of our way to represent the industry with the highest degree of integrity and to encourage others to do the same.

If the entire industry were compromised of the type of people we have here on BP, I think we'd be much better off... :)