Quote from @Andrew May: Hi Sandra,That's a great question that we've all faced.After making countless mistakes, I simplified my approach and strategy.1) Identify your objective and strategy/strategies.

Nothing bad or personal, but my lord my friend...even my sister spent countless WEEKS for FREE trying and trying to prod you forward.  

They have saved me and my clients countless headaches down the road.

@Michael Plaks Kudos to you for creating this post and countless others that provide infinite value to the real estate investor community!

That house - in the North Hills neighborhood of Knoxville, had been the object of countless calls, texts, emails and letters from many trying to “help me offload it.”I bought the house as a HUD foreclosure - $50,500.

And that’s not even accounting for the countless hours spent managing the properties.

I have watched countless new investors partner up after spending a few months showing up consistently at local real estate meetups in markets they're intentional about. 

And we both don’t understand how or why the change or how it’s bringing the closing back right. ive asked three or four questionesin that email about just which section we need to fill out and what numbers to out in and simple contract stuff , but all he responded with is the one liner two or three times about 45 k.I fill the lender has been unreasonable and or playing games to kill the deal , I’ve been on the phone with everyone trying to keep things rolling , talking to banks to out my funds in cds or whatever weird request to validate or source and do whatever else is necessary to get it closed or keep communication since they aren’t communicating with title and each of the countless closing dates that haven’t happens the lender never called my one to give a heads up they weren’t sending funds.

We’ve lent on countless hoarder homes that looked fine from the outside but were disasters inside.

There are countless meetups, workshops, luncheons, etc for real estate in this market.