Maynard,I don't have any secret or creative technique to buying a lot of properties.

I need to familiarize myself with terms and techniques specific not only to hard money, but sub-prime, prime and A-paper.

When I use this technique, I am almost always selling a house that is upside down or a house that has something else wrong with it. 

I would like to use some wholesaling techniques to acquire a distressed property with cash.

The mold encrusted bathroom was equally as bad so I tore it out completely & enlarged it. 

They are truly masterful at their sales techniques and it was fascinating, if sad, to watch!

I recommend that you look at the risks involved to avoid losing money, find ways to apply risk mitigation techniques, and do a bit more research (BP is a great resource) before jumping into the "shark infested waters".Tony

We used a stained technique on top of the white mantle which looks very much like natural stained wood now.

You could buy notes as well, but this requires access to substantial cash.The reason I say “control” is because it is possible to build CF without actually taking title to property; sandwich techniques such as option/lease option/installment purchase and then turn around and do the same or simply rent.

This sounds like a technique to avoid the due-on-sale clause.