In my experience, people (buyers and sellers) like the fact that I'm licensed, as it gives me credibility and says that I'm not just some fly-by-night wannabe who is trying to scam people.Of course, that's just been my experience...your mileage may vary...

There are several ways to see if that lien is still valid and if it turns out it is not and you close on or attempt to close such a transaction, (it will be known at settlement) you'll likely be looking at fraud charges or attempting to scam the seller/owner.

This has been the old scam of investors, part of the reason I'm sure new laws have been adopted and such plays on the formation of a new regulatory agency, the CFPB, so far, they don't appear to be very investor friendly,doubt they will be in the future either.As Marc pointed out and as I mentioned, any note buyer will be considering the collateral, the market value.

View that here:http://ridethatcashcownow.com/Hope this helps people from getting scammed out of their hard earned money.

It seemed as though he thought I was trying to scam him.Any suggestions are helpful.

It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably with words like "scam", "ripoff", "liar", "no credibility", and a lot of other negative connotations.

And then, of course, some people do scam the system.

Mike biglane is a instructor and investor for over 35yearsI just don't want to be scammed!

Theres been some hype in the news about foreclosure and mod counselors being scams for the past couple years, but I just thought it could become a ok supplementary service.

Yes, it's a scam.