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I have only done one deal and that was through a wholesaler, so I can't tell you from experience, but from reading a lot here and elsewhere, it appears the largest margins are usually (not always) made outside the MLS.

Hey Donna - I assume you belong to different REIA organizations there in San Diego and hopefully you belong to the largest REIA in that area.

Largest town is 25000.

However, I think shelter/housing is always going to take up the largest percentage of earned income.

It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable.

That's going to be a whole lot of money for her, possibly the largest check she has ever received.

If you find out the deal doesn't fit you objectives in a few years, then you want to have an ability to market this property, with financing, to the largest available pool of buyers.

I have 2 "special needs" children which is where the largest of my expenses are...

The areas that experienced the largest property value drops (and thus have the greatest deals now) are the areas where the local banks have been burned the worst, and these banks are under pressure from their regulators and their own Boards, and have either completely withdrawn from investment property lending, or are severely limiting it.You would also be well-served to cultivate some private lenders, and disintermediate the banks out of the picture, as they're just a PITA.