now is a great time to be a landlord, but we know it won't be this way forever...Would love to hear from other investors about how they survived the economic downturn of 2008.  

Military (3 major bases there) survived well during the last base consolidation actually picking up jobs from other regions. 

@Harry NeakokWhy have you picked pre-foreclosure as your target market?  

Now with the internet and self serve website like zillow and etc, I'm trying to see how realtors will continue to survive in a world thats changing toward self serve to sell your house as well with so many entrepreneurial investors helping homeowners sell and buy.I'm not here to debate about realtors but, I think the realtors may soon become like the old CD getting replaced by ipods and itunes.  

My 2 biggest concerns are having enough money stashed away to survive while we get a business going, (although I would not have a problem with picking up a cashiers job somewhere so we would have health insurance) and the financing to buy the business.

In that deed there were 4 surviving heirs, or at least suspected to be 4 surviving heirs at that time because there was no evidence to the contrary. 

No more dilly dallying :-) I look forward to getting to know and hopefully meet in person, other wholesalers and investors in and around Harris and Fort Bend counties.

Also-- @Don Harris made a good recommendation in getting on @Brett Snodgrass's website for some resources. www.simplewholesaling.com.Best of luck!

I could survive if dropped off in Mexico, but I'm not yet able to handle a full speed conversation.

Mike Harris Nick Vertucci and company.now most of the folks I see that do the what I call buy direct model.. have the buyer pay cash and then refi.. so they won't lose the house to me like the old days but they could have their cash frozen.so its critical to have your refi set up upfront..