Hi folks - now that I've defined some fundamental goals for my first RE investment, I'm on to looking at financing for my first buy.

It sounds like you have a good plan to approach starting a real estate business...understanding the fundamentals and your local market will make you a much better investor.

I'm a soon-to-be college graduate from FSU with degrees in both Creative Writing and Classics (as my father puts it, "Pretty Words and Plato"), and I currently own my own web design/marketing company.

Had it been issued in the BP name then yes, it would be treated as such.However, based upon the paper trail here; if BP were to recognize it as income and then produce this thread that even though it was in J Scott's name, it could be deducted.Gentlemen, what a tangled web that has been woven here.Steven

For example the web page of the property record from the property appraiser's site, a pdf of the comps, an excel spreadsheet of the bid, pictures etc.

I think the best thing you can do is to continue to learn the fundamentals of real estate and what it takes to be a good wholesaler.

Still learning to navigate the web page.

Your plan to publicly solicit funds in that manner is a violation of SEC regulations,even if others have done it, and as to Will's web site, he is not being specific about any particular loan and I believe he has a license for his lending operations.

All evictions in Massachusetts are public records and there is a web site in collaboration with 6 Landlord Associations and Property Owner Associations at http://www.HousingCourtSearch.com that I strongly urge you get involved with an association to gain access too.

I see this and similar conversations around the web and I'm baffled.