and implying that you would offer cash, then figure out financing (hard money, friend, relative, lottery winnings) before closing.

I am not trying to imply anything other than reviews build legitimacy.As @Shawn Thom provides evidence, any small amount of exposure, could lead to more opportunities.

This implies that the success of the investment is based on the efforts of someone beside the investor.  

The decline in rates implies that Johnny & Sally Homebuyer can afford a house 28% more expensive in 2012 than 2008, yet median home prices were only up 18% over that period.

Asking a title rep for access now in anticipation of future busines implies a debt that they will expect repayed eventually.Alternatively, if you're just building a list, you might start with Listsource as another poster suggests. 

Inventory implies an intent to resell and that would make your property ineligible for 1031 treatment.  

@Shawn Couchwere you trying to hide and not name the market you ultimately decided to invest in, or were you implying that you are investing in all the markets you named (Florida, Alabama, Detroit, etc)?

I had to split the profits 75/25 with my trainer/mentor but hey that was still $3000 dollars!

As used in this part in connection with housing accommodations, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:(c)(2) "Discrimination" does not include either of the following:(B) Where the sharing of living areas in a single dwelling unit is involved, the use of words stating or tending to imply that the housing being advertised is available only to persons of one sex.See also the California Department of Consumer Affairs' explanation: "A person in a single-family dwelling who advertises for a roommate may express a preference on the basis of gender, if living areas (such as the kitchen, living room, or bathroom) will be shared by the roommate."

Do you know what your attorney was asking/saying/implying?