Again, this might end up not being a bad thing for you -- it stands to reason that the higher the bar to entry, the fewer players there are.What I would do is call a lawyer in your area who loudly and proudly announced on his website that he deals with foreclosures and ask him where you should start learning about the foreclosure process in Worcester County.New Hampshire's even more interesting.

Your best defense is to RTFC - Read the full contract, the FAR-BAR contract for sale of real estate (whichever one was used), and any agreement with the buyer or seller.

We get very good returns in Minneapolis but a condo is not the first thing I would point to  I guess what I'm saying is raise the bar of expectation or someone will sell you something and run-LOL

Does anyone in the Carolinas, Florida or New York/ New Jersey area have experience with a similar issue after Matthew or Sandy?

Hi everyone, when I eventually get ready to invest in real estate I will not be able to start out where I live here in westchester county, New York or anywhere somewhat close (1-2 hours maybe more) to here because of the really high prices.

It’s certainly not one of the nicer parts of town, but has beach club access to Lake Erie and is in close proximity to the local arts district and plenty of bars, restaurants, and shops.

I am an investor based in Brooklyn New York and I own 12 SFH's in the Midwest.  

I have seen from numerous transactions we have done in the past, that some management companies will stick it to California and New York investors with their rates by charging "California" type prices whereas a Midwest investor will be paying a lot lower. 

So whenever you are confused about a process, just plug it into google or right here in the bp search bar.

The last thing you want to do is pay a Lender Up Front Fees, unless its for an Appraisal.You can search "DO HARD MONEY" here on the Bigger Pockets search bar, and you'll find a lot of posts reviewing their experience with DO HARD MONEY.