Quote from @Lymarie Cervoni: Looking on using Direct-Mail Marketing for Off-market properties, any recommendations on which real estate investor list to buy to target the Tampa Bay area? 

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I currently have a rental property and am looking at getting my real estate license and building a property management and property maintenance company to serve my investments and potentially others.  

I just don't want to start working with a realtor and waste time and end up with no real solid prospects for buying.

To generalize broadly, most who call themselves private or hard money lenders (or any of the other euphemisms for the same thing) typically originate first-position or (rarely) second-position performing real estate loans.

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There are several "real estate programs" out of their that the FTC made return millions to people. 

That’s real income instead your pocket, even if it’s not cash.

Does anyone have a sample of an assignable option contract for real estate that I can use? 

Real estate helped me reach my simple goal: create cash flow for today and secure a comfortable retirement for later.