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All Forum Posts by: Mike F.

Mike F. has started 1 posts and replied 12 times.

Post: note finding

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
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Justin, I'm curious about your experience at the courthouse. Was it educational? Where did you start? How did it go?

Post: Donna Bauer's The Note Buyer course

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0
Originally posted by William S:
Early Feb will start bidding on secured, non-performing 1st mortgages,,, straight from the bank. .

Thanks again.


William S, if you're still out there (I realize it's 6 months later now), how this is going for you by now and what course is/was most helpful in learning this business? Thanks!
Mike

Post: Is wholesaling possible with a 50hr/wk job?

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

Thanks Taz, Mike, and Tim! At this point, it sounds from you and others like either part-time or FT contract IT work is my best bet at this point.

I'm still open to other ideas as well, of course.
Thanks,
Mike

Post: Is wholesaling possible with a 50hr/wk job?

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

Thanks Tim. That's really at the heart of my question. So let me ask you (all), and I realize this varies, depending on systems (marketing methods, call screening) etc: How many hours do you put in on average to close, say a $10k net wholesale deal?

I would really appreciate as many responses to this question as possible, and feel free to PM me if it's a bit too personal to post. Thanks All!

Post: Is wholesaling possible with a 50hr/wk job?

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

Thank you both for your feedback. I'm not planning to quit my job anytime soon, but am taking a hard look at my choices: go back to contracting or stay put and take on occasional wholesaling and/or birddogging. I'm sure the dedication comes easier after the first deal.

Post: Is wholesaling possible with a 50hr/wk job?

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

For clarity sake... in a few years of doing REI on the side, I would then plan to make a decision to either go full-time in REI (my preference at this point) or continue at my place of work and possibly lighten up on the wholesaling/birddogging, hoping that 1-2 promotions (and better budgeting!) would bridge my current gap.

Oh, and I've got a wife and 3 teenagers. Any advice on the feasibility of weaving all this together?

Post: Is wholesaling possible with a 50hr/wk job?

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

Hello, I'm at a financial crossroads where I either need to leave my "permanent" corporate Information Technology job and return to higher paying but less predictable IT contract work - OR - find a supplemental source of income such as birddogging or wholesaling. Am I dreaming to think I can take this on at around 8-10 hrs/week on top of my current (50 hrs/week) workload?

Thanks so much for any input!

Post: Getting Started Bird Dogging

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

8 months and not a dime caught my eye too. Paula, if you don't mind me asking, how many properties have you submitted and to how many buyers? Thanks.

Post: Learn to Market on the Internet

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

Thanks Chris. Can you give a quick run down on what the steps are and the costs to adopting this category of marketing?

Thanks,
Mike

Post: Learn to Market on the Internet

Mike F.Posted
  • Portland, OR
  • Posts 12
  • Votes 0

By the way, what does SEO stand for?

Thanks,
Mike Fajen