I would ask Joe Pryor - he's our resident investor expert!

  Hi, Tom

    Real Estate Investing includes much more than "Fix and Flip", as I am sure you know.

     As to the question about F and F, I would ask:

      "How much capital (money) do you have to work with?" 

       Followed by,

      "What experience do you have in construction, remodeling, repair - that is, the actual work that goes into restoring a house, not just putting lipstick on a pig?"

Providing an investment sheet and calculation on how to figure ROI. What is the cost of the property?  What are the holding costs?  What are the repairs going to be (and how are you going to figure this out)?  What is the end result going to be worth?  What are the selling costs going to be? There are a lot of variables that newbies, even if they are licensed agents, have no idea about cost/investment/risk-wise.  Helping navigate that is a good start.  Why are you targeting real estate agents in particular instead of just anybody? -Kasey

This is just spam. We have courses from qualified real people.

I don't really have a question.

Been investing it all types of real estate over the past 25 years or so and doing well with most of them.

But I have seen plenty of others who have failed miserably, most people ....

• Don't understand how to use a spreadsheet.
• Don't understand the concept of "you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear".
• and many other principles

Tom Cafarella - I'd say, plan your strategy before you invest. Is it short term? Long Term? Fixed Upper? Or something else?

Tom,

In our commercial real estate practice we worked with several investors/developers.  I think that beyond ROI , what should also be thaught is IRR (Internal Rate of Return).  The advice should also caution would be investors to review the investment with their CPA's and understand how vesting and tax ramifications can impact one's finances.  The investors we worked with always reviewed the numbers with their financial advisors.  A

Are you resourceful and smart enough to do it?

I have to agree with Joe Pryor 

They can get many of their questions answered, by listening to your interview on our Podcast! Welcome to ActiveRain Tom!

Rate of return & risk. I want upside & downside conservatively shown

I'm good with basic questions since I ve been working with quite few investors. 

How to find the deals before they get to the MLS.  This is where a good chunk of equity comes in,a nd where you can make the bigger dollars.

Also, how to assess how much risk there is in a property? - checking liens at the recorders office, auction properties at the courthouse steps, how to also get a commission on the short sale deals, and where to get access to short term funds for purcahse and rehab costs. 

How do you go about finding the funding to compete with other cash investors?

Show me your wallet I will show you candidates.  Want to pay pennies on the dollar I am not interested.

Great answers to your question!

What is the best and most efficent want to market and advertise your firm?

Debe Maxwell, CRS nailed this one!

just do it

Been around flipping for a LOOOOONG time.  No questions come to mind.

I have customers who flip and those that hold their properties. The latter are considered investors to me. Since flippers are taking on a riskier proposition I always need to know the expected sale price when all work is completed. Therefore my question is "Can I support my needed valuation prior to undertaking this project?" 

Do I have money that I can afford to lose?

I've been an investor for years - my #1 question in the beginning was - can I rent it!

I could write all day about fix and flips.... that's a topic that demands more than a simple answer... many factors are involved .....

Tom Cafarella What is the ROI?

Do they have the patience and monetary reserves to survive the process? 

How much does the instructor really know about what they are teaching others to do?

Just cause they are licensed, doe snot make them experienced in investing. To buy, fix and sell requires money, knowledge, experience, patience and the ability to estimate repair cost and finsih value before buying. It is not for those without a good savings to fix those unexpected items. 

How to calculate the ARV.

'I want to use YOUR money. OK?"

Never had any interest in becoming a real estate investor, so I have no questions I need answered.