I will say you cannot come in expecting to have no skin in the game or expect to raise $500k on your first flip ever.

While looking at other peoples analyzers is helpful in understanding what kind calculations you want to do and which inputs you can (and should) gather, nothing is going to help you understand the numbers like forcing yourself to figure out how to calculate them.As this is a numbers game, this is an advantage you will want to have.Understanding all the metrics will help you smell out the BS when some is trying to show you dodgy numbers.I have a very basic excel so far and even that has gotten me to the point that I can tell real estate agents to go do their homework.

Unless you're willing to pay a lot more in monthly payments (think 8-10% interest rate or more) and/or pay a lot more up front you're not going to find somebody interested in this.A lot of banks got burnt during the downturn and they're not interested in making loans where the borrower doesn't have 20%+ skin in the game.  

Hi I'm Steven Follmer and I have been in real estate for the last 20 years i have a background in building and development as well as investing in distressed properties. I currently invest in Fire Damage properties, a...

If it could or would, I would take in a heartbeat and do other things like fish and golf (nasty slice every other season, love to hate that game).

A friend and I have been racking our brains trying to figure this real estate game out.

I am just getting into the commercial game and am very interested in finding a used copy of Ray Alcorn's "DEALMAKER's GUIDE"At the present, I am tight on cash to buy a new copy.

Eco friendly living will be the norm very soon, so doing these things now just gets you ahead of the game.

Hey everyone, i am new to the world of real estate investing and i am doing my research daily on how to better immerse myself in the game and become an investing business.

I've got 2 extra Rockies tickets, sec 403, for tonight's game.