Cities and counties are trying to be "fat cats" right now and send out their assessors to pump up valuations.

Numbers on the property look like this:Purcahse Price:$143,200 Repairs: $32,944Carrying Cost: $746/month (utilities and loan payments)( carried for 2 months and counting) Total invested:$177,636 ARV: $205,000Listed at $209,950 ( on market 30 days, alot of interest and compliments but that doesnt matter because I have a big fat Zero offers) Major issue is home has a permitted garage conversion and buyers in that price range in the local market really want a garage.

I like this saying:"Pigs get fat, Hogs get slaughtered"  

@Brie Schmidt I agree with @Steve Vaughan theory of trimming the fat.

Do you have any wealthy family or friends that have a big fat bank account that you could "borrow" their bank statement as proof of funds, then put it under contract and wholesale it?

That would be a big fat NO in my opinion.You are going to entrust 1 million dollars of your money without even knowing if they are qualified to help you??

Getting money back: fat chance, not worth the brain damageGetting a contract release: who cares, just carry on.

I would like to raise the kids till about high school (roughly 10 years away) and sell for millions and move closer to the coast with my fat chunk of change (subject to the future outlook of the immediate area).

I know I have done the run up 4 times sold, got that whopper fat check TAX FREE  that is truly life changing.. you can use those funds to start business's ( which I have done) semi retire ( which I have done)..  

My TX properties, however, are not only appreciating nicely, but every month I also see a nice fat check, which I just save up and then reinvest into more real estate.