@Emilio Basa I have also run into this issue and really just needed to struggle through it for a year until I could include the income on my taxes.

Hi BP

I have lost several deals recently due to financing. This inability to close is really hampering my ability to grow my business. What are other ways investors are pursuing financing outside of traditional fin...

There is plenty of business to be had out there but it is a BIG struggle for the independent escrow to keep doors open, let alone stay in the green every month.I have always charged top tier pricing and rarely have a complaint because I do handle things that the average EO won't handle and my service far exceeds most EO's out there.

They struggle with finding off market properties. 

I have interacted with a lot of BP fans lately and have noticed many are struggling to find a way to take action.  

Even though I am currently not in the position to afford this house, I had other reasons for attending: 1) This property is in my backyard 2) I wanted to meet EaglesAs a teacher I often tell students who are struggling about The Eagle and the Chickens story.There’s an old, well-known story of a chicken farmer who found an eagle’s egg.

Being a landlord can create wealth, but it can also be a very long and unpleasant struggle. 

keep in mind my friends. not all properties that are in a sad state of affairs will work out this way. some banks just simply take their time getting things back out onto the market. each house is a different deal. the banks blame the courts for the mess, the courts blame the banks. some banks will never drop their properties simply because they have money invested in them. the two houses i have bought like this were pretty close together in time, as well as location. but i have been struggling to find another one since. it has been about 2 years since i have bought one like this. i have found one recently that i would love to get my hands on. i have even found the old owner, but i cannot get the guy to budge on selling it even though i know he doesn't want it. some people get really skittish with things like this. the one house i bought, it took me over 6 months to talk the guy into selling it to me. patience is the key here. if the bank has already placed their name on as the owner, legally, with the local authority, chances are they are not going to drop it. even if they forgave the mortgage, they still own it. you have to find one that is behind in taxes and still has the original owners name on it as owner. then look for a release of lien from the bank. the bank may not file this with the local authority. you have to get the bank to admit that they have dropped it from their books. thats hard to do sometimes. i am working on one right now that i am sure the bank has dropped it, but they will not admit it to me. it has been sold from one bank to another, to another, and so on. i literally have a paper from the court showing that one bank sold it to another, but i cannot get bank #2 to tell me that they own it. they claim to be just the trustee. bank #2 filed the starter paperwork for foreclosure over 3 years ago, and have done nothing since. 3 years of back taxes on the place, no one takes care of it and even their lawyer told me that the case is closed. but the bank won't tell me that they dropped it. patience and persistance works here guys. i will get it, and so will you. just keep working at it

I've even known some people to post "fake" ads for units they are considering buying to see how many people reply and what the market appetite is like.Even with a larger down payment (~25%) I'd struggle to make this one work. 

Charging just the banks a negative rate could have the desired effect of stimulating banks to loan money if the economy is really struggling.