I am sure they have dealt with this countless times.

I received a call back from the rep (this has now happened countless times with many reputable banks/brokers) who indicated that the loan could be done but it would go through another company (damn, mafia connections?

This has turned into a site that I visit countless times a day.

I found the forum after countless hours of searching through different website like metrobrokers.com, hud.gov, bidselect.com, georgiamls, craigslist.com and more :) for property.

He is right in that you need to be careful who you trust, however, countless times I have formed great relationships with top REO brokers (which is a necessity in the REO biz) and although they represent the banks as the sellers, there is somehwat of a non-personal attachment as banks are just big corporate entities and I am a real person in their office whom they like, whom they drink beers with, whom they joke and laugh with on occasion.These relationships produce great deals.

You will hear that the real estate business is a relationship business and I can give countless examples of how that's proven true in my experience.  

In countless cases it starts like this – “Hi!

I've been listening to countless podcasts and reading as much as I can but I haven't seen my question answered so I thought I would join this forum and throw it out there.

I am a beginner that has read and read, watched countless videos from the top 4 or 5 experts in the field and never heard this asked.  

I am SO thankful to have been turned on to networks like BiggerPockets and to see the countless people out there eager to help each other learn, and in turn grow each others businesses.I have spent every moment of my free time brainstorming, researching, and networking since the weekend.