Last sheriff sale in my area, two rookies got into a bidding war on a SECOND position even AFTER the Lender's attorney announced that there was a first for roughly $500K.

" The guy I work with at the local retailer was more than happy to match Best Buy's price on that and they deliver quick " @Robert Taylor Fyi : American TV announce closing business down :(Supposedly they our having huge discount on purchasesover next few days.

We announce it in the http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings forum here but it can get lost in the traffic.

Review some of the old podcasts, the ones that are of interest to you, go into the learn section and pick and choose; attend the NYC meet ups' , they are announced on these pages or use your "keyword" tool to keep informed.

One day, I was talking to some members on BP and just felt like there was not enough traction in talking online and thought it would be nice to meet up in person for a small get together so I decided to ask if any of them would be interested in meeting in person to discuss investments - when the response was overwhelmingly positive - I opened up a meetup page the next day and announced it to BP.Within in hours it was filling up and by the first meetup we had 24 people show up.

Interesting article Wisc Announces Deadbeat Tenant Prison Program

We will announce it on BP, but I also have a mailing list if you want to be on it. 

Interesting to see a person jump in and announce themselves as a credit partner.

I could go max out my friends/family/crowdfunding options, but that probably wouldn't get me much beyond 20-30%...Anyhow, let me know if I'm missing something in terms of a strategy that might appeal to this seller.Thanks,-Orion HI Orion,As long as the roofer will give you a roof cert showing it will "certify," for now that will be sufficient but usually the roof is not an issue unless it is announce via written statements on the appraisal or  disclosed by the seller through the seller disclosure statement.As for the decking unless its visibly dry rotted with an indication of extreme termite damage that might have spread to the structure of the home you should be fine with a bit of deck damage but it depends on the extent you're referring to.When you refer to the siding, how much damage are you talking about to the siding?

The large commercial projects in the pipeline are huge and large new projects being announced regularly so we should see this get back to normal or better in 12 - 24 months.I don't monitor the outlying counties as much, but they still look depressed.