Zachary a recommendation for lenders is to contact as many as you can in your area.

In the meantime, I am looking to invest as much time as I possibly can in this next year in order to learn as much as I can about REI and my market (central mass btw) before I invest. 

Hey everyone,I'm not a big blogger or poster mainly just lurk, but I wanted to share my story for anyone who is interested. I have been out of the real estate game for a while "claiming I was too busy" and found Bigge...

Here is what I can tell you:I will call a title company at 4:53 PM on a weekday, expect them to pick up the phone, and confirm within 2 minutes that they have a notary that can sign someone at 10 AM the next day.If they do not meet my expectations, that is a big fat negative mark in my book.When they do meet my expectations, as they typically do if it's a local branch with folks I've worked with before, it's a neutral mark in my book.Your market may be different, I don't know, but that should give you an idea for what someone in RE professionally expects from any decent title company. 

Sell the business and cash out.25) Bird Dog for InvestorsLike a hunter’s canine friend, a “bird dog” in business is someone who produces leads for others.

The above numbers are realistic for a fund that needs to buy consistently and can't wait to take only the fat pitches.

I researched each one and discovered this which made it worth bidding, if not this would have been a big fat negative. 

I'm looking forward to learning from everyone and contributing where I can in the forums.

Remember, when it comes to tax strategies: pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.

I'm consuming as much info as I can in the time that I can, and networking as much as I can with the people that can actually buy.