Is it better to start buying from other domainers or registering them yourself?

Great question. Registering domain names has always worked for me. I have bought several domain names from other domainers, though I usually hang onto those for years and maybe then I will sell them. I am known for finding domain names that no one else has looked for and they are almost always generic domain names.

I suggest that you sit down and let things start coming to your head and check to see if they are available. You need to ask yourself if it is a common term. You can usually answer this question by searching google with the term. For instance, take "Broadband Radio" and paste it into Google. If the results are at least over 50-100,000, then you know that this is a commonly used term and may be valuable to someone.

If you find a fellow domainer is selling a domain name and you think you can sell it for more, than by all means, buy it from him and resell it. I would compare that to "flipping" a house. I have done this with domain names on multiple occasions. I once bought a domain name for $75 and resold it the next day for $900. This would be my best example of "flipping" a domain name.