Because it's too much energy to take 2min to read it, instead they just read for a #, and call me to ask everything they just refused to read in looking for my #........ 

And most regret it.I'll make the opposite case: it is VERY hard to screw up when buying i.e. a duplex in good condition in a desirable neighborhood and either self-manages or hire a quality PM to manage.To any new investor who is reading this: In real estate cost and risk have an inverse relationship.

I haven't read this page to see what's offered as conservation incentives, and then compared that against your local market prices for "junk" land.

I’ve been reading what I can get my hands on and I know there’s tons of deals out there I just cannot see them yet.

This is some of the best information I've read in a while.

@Joey Chalhoub This decision should be read narrowly to address statutory frameworks such as MN where state law permits it to take property to satisfy real estate taxes/penalties/interest, sell it, and keep any surplus outright.

Read some books. 

Id need to read up on this last part to confirm, but that's what im drawing from memory at the moment.

With that strategy, I'm not a real estate agent BUT I am also reading a book called "BUY, REHAB,RENT, REFINANCE, REPEAT.

Business loans typically won't let you purchase a property if you read the fine print.