Thank you all.Stephanie Hi Stephanie,Ill use an example below to help explain that:This is based off buying a $100,000 property to keep it simple.If you are buying your first home then you can get a conventional loan at 3% down (dependent that you have at least a 620 credit score and must be your primary residence)Down payment: $100,000 x 3% = $3,000Closing cost: Depends.

That said, i am investing with money i can afford to keep invested - I'm under no illusion that this will pay off as a short-term investment.

I still have the illusion that personal hand written introductions work best.

Numbers can give the illusion of certainty.

It is an illusion!

The alure of real estate feeds off the idea that you own an asset (actually the bank does), that it pays you every month (like dividends) and provides security (that's not liquid) which I described earlier as an "illusion".

Instant gratification is an illusion.

Wholesalers are realtors are not interchangeable. main difference is your trying to maximize your sellers return or buyers ROI.. wholesalers are trying to maximize their return with no thought to the seller other than make a deal.. they do have the illusion of a savior and solving problems but shoot 95% of wholesalers have no clue how to really solve any technical problem.. they can learn over time.. but agents by and large that are beginners as well dont know what they dont know..

Some folks votes count for more in real life....but they don’t count for more here. keep in mind many service providers on this site that sell ancillary real estate products are welcome wagon posters.. and this juices there post counts a lot.. you know the posts  IE welcome to the site go here go there.. while those are nice and valuable to the new member it can give an illusion of more involvement on the site than what they really do..

Maybe your under the illusion that they are getting 1 million dollar signing bonuses or something..