Paul, welcome to the best Investor resource on the Internet or anywhere else for that matter.

Welcome Chris to the best Investor resource on the internet.

(Another reason I don't care for internet LLC form stores, BTW).

I used to concentrate on Kenner, Metairie, LaPlace, the areas that I considered to be "safer" than the city.

The inventory is now down to a more normal level and I spent a great deal of time in 2013 planning my business next move(s).....which led me to concentrating on flips.

Investors do buy bulk REOs, but you want find them on the Internet.

Being forward, this is my first post on Biggerpockets, and yes, I do work for Meridian, as our Key Accounts Manager.Biggerpockets has become a fantastic forum for investors, vendors and turnkey operators, so I thought I could use this stream to help clarify some of the concerns mentioned about programs like ours.For some context, I actually came to Meridian as an internet lead turned investor over 4 years ago and liked their business model so much, I came to work for them.The program we offer is actually a Rental Warranty, not a guarantee, which is a big difference.

I have searched the internet and not found anything that works to fix the Excel workbook text converter problem.Can anyone on Bigger Pockets help me?

Thanks to anyone who can help out - we will do some Internet digging as well, but wanted to start here b/c everyone is so generous with their knowledge!

Also, having predetermined what is important to you in a loan - speed, low down payment, no credit check, or low interest rate/fees will enable you to concentrate on the lenders and brokers that deal in those types of loans.One important caveat - If you have 25% down payment money available, a credit score of 720+ and the time to close, you will be able to score a long term low interest rate loan that will allow for a positive cash flow on a large number of investment properties.