If the bank has already foreclosed, then they own the property and shouldn't have any problem letting you in to inspect, unless they have a liquidation strategy that precludes dealing with a mom-and-pop.From the banks perspective, this is a soggy hunk of crap. 

It's ok to listen to advice from others, and to learn as well, but the final decision has to be yours alone and the self-confidence in yourself will lead you to have an open mind and help you come to conclusions that you are comfortable with.

Now and then you will find a property that might be cashflow but after further investigation you come to the conclusion that the property has only breakeven cashflow.You now have two options:1.

In conclusion I think flipping older homes will make more money.

Marie that the facts were interesting, even if the opinions/conclusions were ridiculous...

I am happy to say a 3 year saga of Flood, FEMA, and family has reached a conclusion. 

Deal with prospects only.In conclusion, you should never fear talking on the phone with sellers because what is f.e.a.r. anyway?

I share your thoughts and I have come to the conclusion that SFHs are not worth the time and work that is put into them.

Again, those liens will be recorded in the registry.that can be used to locate additional information to come to the conclusion on whether or not there is a motivated seller.

If you did not attend, you don't get to receive his detailed predictions (for CA) and conclusions, however he's successfully called it for nearly twenty years.