Some realtor associations do let investors buy read only access but my local association does not, which I wholeheartedly disagree with.My comparison was merely in response to you questioning an investor's integrity because they don't follow the Association of Realtor's rules.No one ever guaranteed the founding fathers taxation WITH representation.

Steve isn't and wasn't saying you CAN'T do a sub2 on a HELOC, he was merely saying be careful b/c of the point he mentioned.

Victory goes to those who do....not to those who merely contemplate it.

I shouldn't reveal this secret, but I've actually devised mail campaigns intended to create nixies, merely for the purpose of identifying houses whose owners do not receive mail.Then the mailers job is to quickly and efficiently identify the best way to reach the owner(s) or parties with interests by skip tracing them.The objective, of course, is to find the anomalies.

With the contingents, I would merely state a possible interest if their current deal fails for some reason and wish them luck with their current negotiations.

It is a mere 8 days till the end of the month and the start of his lease....not really enough time to rent out the house to another qualified applicant.

You guys helped me re-examine where I'm at and make a bit of a change of course.Thanks James and Rob for the offers but for the time being I'm going to stay close to home with RE.Rich, the current loan on the duplex will reset to 4.5% according to the bank so this will help from my current 6.5%.

My goal is cash flow; the appreciation is merely a bonus.

It merely a comp to show you what the market is paying for NOI for comparable properties in a specific market at a particular time.  

Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!