If you think that you can come up with some 99%/1% beneficiary solution, all I can say is good luck and make sure that you have discussed it with an attorney.The St Germain Act was written for the sole purpose of protecting the lenders' right of enforcement of the DOS, and to make exceptions as narrow as possible.

It takes a fair bit of leg work to narrow 2000 down to 20.

Now I have to say that it is very common, and most likely it won't land you in jail, but I would always recommend going the straight and narrow with these kind of things.

Narrow it down to dealing with "MOTIVATED SELLERS" and make fewer offers that result in getting more offers accepted!

This might help me help you narrow it down...

I have narrowed down to 2 potential houses but they've got some work to do:  roof, kitchen, bathroom, electrical.Ideally i'm looking for a general contractor who can view the properties with me and provide an estimate for the repairs needed.  

Im glad you all could narrow it down for me.

When you actually close a deal that person pops out the narrow end of that funnel.In order to get one deal to pop out the narrow end you will, literally, need to have thousands of prospects on the wide end.

Any tips on trying to narrow down a niche?

The Pinellas one is free and meets on Mondays, good crowd and lots of experience there.Have you narrowed down what areas of RE you're interested in getting into?