It takes great persistence and passion to pull off something like this.

Even though our friends seem to rave at a “genius move” we made by buying the duplex near USC, the “South Los Angeles” aura from the 90s still persists (which I’d like to think we used to our advantage by purchasing now).

With some creative deal structuring and a little bit of patience and persistence, you can usually get them to see the bright side of what you are doing and you can make a win-win situation out of it all.

Second, the fact that you're not locally located will be another hurdle to overcome, but if you're persistent and find the right person, you should be fine.  

Just have to be persistent it sounds like.

Always remember to persist and you will WIN!!!!

I bet that you could get your rate fixed if you were really persistent.

We ended up ignoring the 2nd and they were the ones who kept being persistent calling me.

Creating relationship with sellers of REO properties, direct mail advertising, and working with agents who specialize in short sales are a few ways to do this.In today's market, short sales are the market so working these leads will result in deals, so long as you show persistence.

Trust me, there will always be that lazy or absent-minded person who tries to set the deadbolt to the locked position by the inside thumb latch while door is ajar and then tries to slam it shut; result is damage to doorframe, how severe depends on how solid the frame and how strong and persistent that person is.