Within a short time I am amazed at how much knowledge and information I have amassed on every aspect and facet of investing.

I understand most aspects of wholesaling.

.#2- Fear of not controlling every aspect of an investment (Escrow, Title, outcome of the deal, etc.) .

Wholesaling: Finding a deal, negotiating it down until you can make you're cut and are able to make the numbers work for an investor, who will flip or buy and hold.flipping: finding distressed (beat up or dated) properties, buying them cheap, renovating (flipping) them and selling them on the retail market.Short sale: someone who is upside down in their mortgage and is very motivated to sell, requires banks approval on your offer.There are many aspects of investing, some people on here invest in mortgages (buying them and being the bank), hard money loans (lending money to people who don't qualify for whatever reason at a bank), buying tax liens, buy foreclosures at the courthouse steps.

Certainly the money aspects (pro-rated rents, security deposits) should have been on the settlement statement.

Seth, I'm also not a lawyer, so don't know the legal aspects, but I have had many recent frustrating experiences with homeowners and condo associations.

I've learned quite a lot from the experienced posters on this site.Hopefully I can get some advice on a situation I'm facing.I bought several tax liens in my home state of MS 2 years ago.I'm very happy with the returns, but I have one left that did not redeem.It was a homestead property when I purchased the lien, but now it has "estate" listed on the property, and the taxes are now about double what I paid for the lien.So I'm assuming the owner passed away in the last 2 years.August 30 was the final date for redemption, and I have filed to get a tax deed.My state is known to be lenient in favor of the property owner, and tough on the invester, so I do not expect to acquire the property.However, I have no experience in this aspect of the deal, therefore really don't know what to expect.As it is a relatively small lien, I'd like to avoid the expense of a lawyer if possible, as I'm not sure that money can/would be recouped.One avenue I have considered is to contact the owner when I have the deed, and offer a quit-claim settlement for my interest in the property.I'm interested in your thoughts on this solution, and any other ways to bring this matter to a close.The original lien was for $600.

In addition to the technical aspects of a degree, many cirriculums force a student to manage time, set priorities, schedule, sacrifice, etc.

Afsheen,Glad you could join the group.Anyone can flip a deal if they find a good deal worth flipping.Given your job do you have any particular aspects of your background that might be helpful.

Originally posted by "mach":Originally posted by "REI":What I want is the ability to just flag a thread as something I have seen, something that I no longer want to know about so it does not even show as having new activity.John CoreyThat would be nice.The ignore feature is one of the better aspects of the Motley Fool sites.