I have no trouble finding my own deals and I actually like that part of the process, sort of the thrill of the hunt.

I just joined and am thrilled with the participation.

Still, nothing precludes end buyer's lender from rescinding a loan anytime before it closes.Even if they didn't, I'm not sure I'd be thrilled with a title company using my funds to buy a house for someone else and I don't care how long it was for.

If you don't have much equity and the house doesn't cash flow, you are then really banking on appreciation, and that's a gamble in my opinion.

Based on the number of investors we know, and the market we have seen for HUD properties in Florida, we set up a "bidding machine" for investors that specifically targets HUD properties.We send weekly spreadsheets of "regions" grouped by counties.We have customized spreadsheets for each investor that tracks progress.We treat this as an actual business silo that our investor clients love, because all the heavy lifting is done.As a Real Estate Brokerage you need to:Define an opportunityDifferentiate yourself from every other competitor out thereMake it simple for your clients to do business with youShare their pain AND their joyDo whatever you can to continue to make your relationship a win/win environmentToday was an example of this strategy as we won three homes for three separate investors, and all of them are thrilled.

Typically, high-risk trades that are almost akin to gambling fall under the umbrella of speculation, whereas lower-risk investments based on fundamentals and analysis fall into the category of investing.

This is a bit of a gamble though.

If you were in the area or if you have someone that really knows the market in the area you could take that gamble and it may pay off but just as easily it could leave you selling for half of what you purchased it for in 5 years.Now my final disclosure, BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING in Port Huron you need to go read the new zoning rules that the local government has passed that no longer allows rentals in certain neighborhoods as well as the landlording regulations that require rental certificates and inspections.I do want to let you know that when I started investing in Port Huron in '09 I had hoped to buy bad houses in the Hospital / College area, fix them up and rent them to stabilize that community.

I am thrilled to be moving forward with real estate investing and working toward generating passive income through buy and hold to ultimately achieve our goal of financial freedom. 

When we replied 'AirBnBN' they were thrilled.