No concrete evidence to support this claim and I am sure this belief would be contested, but the recommendation last night was to steer clear of auction.com

None of us can find, evaluate, and work on every possible deal out there, and again I am of the belief that that these issues/fears can be mitigated.I also really like what Tyrus mentioned "....but it really it the burden of the mentee to prove to the mentor why they should help them...."

@Terry LaoMy belief has always been that There are no limits when it comes to success.

Then again, that could be a limiting belief - however, there's too much evidence to suggest otherwise.

I don't wait until a religious holiday to do so though.

Woof, it looks like that is pretty religiously on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

I am building an software solution to solve this exact problem by producing a detailed mapping of risk & return and an early warning on locations that are changing and may present good opportunities, starting with the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Local agents are an important part of the process but my belief is that you contact them after you have done your homework.

I feel this horrible situation is kept up by the false belief that agents are taking care of you, when in fact they likely only present you with properties that give them higher commission.

So many new investors are only looking for "off market" and wholesale deals- the fact of the matter is that 95% of the residential real estate transactions occur through the MLS, and contrary to popular belief, you can find deals there.

That is another false belief that people will call police and they will arrive in time to get there so no worries.