The last player to do it is no longer alive, Ted Williams.

You're right, I don't have a survey, butWhen I worked as an Asset Manager for one of the largest players in the REO industry, I and my colleagues asked our agents to remove any reference to REO, Bank Owned or Foreclosure.

Try your local library and enrich your mind on these things that can aid in you becoming a bigger pro in this game.We all are learning everyday to be better players in the game of business and i learn so much everyday thats sometimes i have to take a break because my head hurts from all the knowledge i consume all day long.No matter what you do always use a corporation or llc to play the game of business and never ever do business as a DBA unless you want to take the pain home when something goes wrong and you are 100% liable for.

Nobody seems to be doing it except for maybe the big players.

i was actually putting together a jv deal on a vegas casino build and the client asked me if i knew anyone with an reo portfolio, the same day another client happened to ask if i knew any buyers for an $800,000,000 reo portfolio and that began my venture into the reo world. i just happen to stumble directly into a new york investor with $3,500,000,000 in his personal bank account on my very first deal so it has been pretty easy for me when the packages are real. the hard part is weeding through the fakes and scammers.

Working inside an industry you should be able to learn who the key players and deal makers are.

The heading on your agreement, the names used to describe yourself does not establish the relationship between the parties in a transaction, the function of the players and the means implemented to facilitate any deal establish your position.

Even in the high end real estate market (casinos, hotels, bulk reo packages) you will find that there is a lot of overseas oil money (not necessarily US allies) buying big chunks of these high end US properties.

Iran is a major player with Russia with regards to weapons and oil.

I've looked at virtually all the SDIRA transactions(*2) in our county from the largest SDIRA player.