I feel your pain, I ran a conventional REIA but was kind of sick of the whole sales thing myself, even though that's how we made our operating budget.It takes a lot of work to find a venue willing to give you free space, that is located appropriately, and that is large enough.

i guess i'm one of the blind sheep that follows the pack...i agree permits are a pain and a ridiculous fee that the government mandates...however, they do serve a purpose...i didn't see if you specified who ran the sewer line..my understanding was the seller himself did it...that's a different story than having a licensed plumber do it on a weekend and not pulling the permit (not advocating this approach either, just separating possibilities).

It was titled "Foreclosure wave signals strengthening U.S. housing market."

Earth homes used to be popular in the 70's but they rarely build them these days and they can be a pain to resell.If you are looking to purchase this as a personal residence and you plan to do much of the work yourself and you like this type of home, then maybe it will work.

It was a pain - once they have control of your funds, it is difficult to get it back.

Short sales are a huge pain in the rear.

*Ouch* That could get painful very fast.

Ultimately there's really nothing to fear at all except the pain of regret for not ever getting started.

I rent the homes, which is a pain.

This is typically kind of a slow period for me anyway so I guess that fits but its been so good for the last year that its painful not seeing any really great deals out there.Hopefully, december and january will return to norm and I'll be able to pick up another 3 houses next year as well.