Don’t try to buy the “perfect” first dealBuy the right-sized deal you can learn from and comfortably hold for 10 years.Your first deal is about education just as much as profit.Most investors look back and say, “I wish I’d bought sooner, even if the first one wasn’t perfect.”You’re already ahead of 90 percent of people, now you just need one good, simple buy to break the paralysis.

At least in our market, in the investor segment, there seems to be a push to get deals through before EOY, makes sense for tax reasons, but I think that momentum is going to push into the new year pretty heavily it feels like.  

In the end, she didn’t even list the property on Zillow, which made me realize that if I have to manage and push for everything myself, there’s no point in hiring someone.  

@Theresa Harris thank you Theresa, I'll go ahead and do that.

Quote from @AJ Exner: It depends on the lender, so giving them a heads up is good.Most of the programs that I am aware of will allow you do utilize only 50% of whatever the 'gift' is.

Mayor Greenberg is back in Frankfort this week pushing for another major round of state funding—hoping to land something close to the $100 million secured last time.

I'd go ahead and issue a 3-day notice to pay or quit.

Problem with that is most people don't think ahead and plan.   

But by then, it was too late to revive the contract.We’re starting to notice this behavior more often: sellers pushing inflexibility to the limit, then becoming cooperative only after buyers step away.Are you seeing similar patterns in your market?

Once you jump into the real estate world, it does become addictive.Getting ahead and learning the basics now can save you a lot of headaches later.