All of my customers knew about the house too and they were all bidding in the same range I was.If $61,000 is the most you'd be willing to pay for the house, offer $61k.  

Steve Dresner has a great post on Dealflow.com that highlights what any critical industry reviewer can see.  

I just feel you can get a more custom tailored set-up that's best for YOU, not the masses going to an attorney vs. the cookie cutter set-up I'd imagine is available online..

@Scott Costello really active here on Bigger Pockets had set up his own site w/ a professional web developer who was great... but wasn't stellar at setting up a site that performs well... and it got ranked well and got some leads... but then he setup a Carrot site and gets 5x more leads through his Carrot site vs. his custom site.

The listing highlighted how there were "long term renters in place" and in fact both sides had been occupied for many years.

Thankfully, I have a background in Customer Support, Sales, and collegiate level athletics which I think all point me in the direction of pursing the world of Real Estate Investment.

I also have customers who want my help for design, materials purchase and to act as a gc.

Most banks dealing with their commercial lending want at least 20% and that;s for their special customers, for other good customers they want 25% down.

But then I went to Vistaprrint.com and they can do 400 custom cards for $40.

I called HUD's asset manager and that's what they said...but that seemed like a customer-friendly approach, and HUD isn't the most customer-friendly, so I had to confirm what I was told.