Since I have seen a bunch of signs around The area I live in, (Birmingham), to me it just seems to easy to buy one of the very cheap houses I´ve been offered by other wholesalers(obviously in very bad conditions, but cheap) or the cheap ones I´ve seen on the MLS, and then call those phone numbers and offer the house to them a little bit higher, but I do not know if there is a catch or what??

Also, after we cleaned and sealed all the rooms with BIN, we could still catch whiffs of cat urine in one of the bedrooms.

My husband has done a lot of research on all of this, but I'm still catching up.

BUT as I get older I catch it ,,,generally h-e-two sticks,,every time I see my kids. 

I have never seen a good deal left on the table because of lack of a buyer.So, you may want to reverse course and start with finding a good deal, then another and you will be well on your way to REI success.In the interim below are some links to catch up on.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Setting up Keyword Alerts How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessREI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/ However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

Since I can't seem to catch @Brandon Turner anywhere else now days, perhaps....

If you use your own money, you will never catch up.  

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

My figures seem to work out quite well for all involved, but I can't help feeling I'm missing the catch somewhere, otherwise why isn't everyone else looking at this type of strategy?

Once they're two moths behind (in 5 more days) they're not likely to catch up and they'll be playing the same tune next month.