This defeats the purpose of setting up business as an investor i.e. of doing wholesaling and bird-dogging.

=)"Defeat is not the worst of failures.

Also, when you accept seller financing, arent you defeating the purpose of why you originally bought the property?

Like I am managing my mangers, therefore defeating the purpose because I am still spending time on them.

Wouldn't the high interests rates defeat the purpose of gathering as much cash flow as possible?

We never do a mass mail to a geographic area - it defeats the purpose of "direct marketing", which is to market directly to your intended prospect with laser focus.

I didn't know you could paint vinyl- doesn't that kind of defeat the point (low maintenance)?

If you borrow from your 401k, a lender will want to make sure your current income(without the rent from the property you're buying) will be able to handle the new Principal, Interest, Tax and Insurance payments on the new place on top of the 401k loan monthly payment.When you run your numbers on a potential property, factor that 401k loan into your debt expenses so you're not running in the negative every month (defeating the cash flow purpose).

The other part of what I wanted to say was you can defeat these scammers by setting up a Google alert for your vacant property addresses.

Andy N. your words will be self defeating to you.