All I have to do tell him how much I want to offer for a property and he'll write up the contract and e-mail or fax it to me.

Might need to set up a different e-mail account.

But, if you want to get your feet wet first, then Tax Lien investing, depending on the state, can be a good entry point, but longer term I think you can find much larger returns, more liquidity, lower tax impact once you invest in real property.

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Hi there. Just wanted to introduce myself to the forums. I'm from Miami, Florida. I'm a new Real Estate Agent. I'm interested in working with investors and rehabbers to use the MLS to locate deals and submit of...

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"Buyer and seller agree that, upon any default by the Buyer, Seller will keep any earnest money as full liquidated damages as sole remedy."

At any rate, we've been communicating over e-mail for a few days and I tried to get the ball rolling by finally asking her "If I were to take this house as is and close in 45 days, what is the absolute lowest you would be willing to sell it for?"

I just wanted to share that though it may not seem like much at first, I have actually gone through quite a few forum posts (not nearly enough though), read J Scott's book on Flipping Houses and skimmed the Estimating Costs book, have listened to quite a few of the Bigger Pockets Podcasts while at work (still have more to go), skimmed through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Investing, re-read Rich Dad Poor Dad, read The E Myth Revisited, found a local REIA Meet up to attend (and will be going to my first meeting this week) and almost purchased the books required to start studying for my license (I'm still planning on this).   

Once you learn the market more and have some liquidity, then I would start into the rentals.