I've come to realize that to get what you want in life and especially in the real estate business you oftentimes have to be the aggressor in terms of your negotiations, making sure your contractors are working and in getting the best deals for yourself.This is the first flat out disagreement I've encountered in my short real estate investing career and it's given me the confidence in the future to better control my contractors in order to make sure I get what I need done.

I expect the same from my realtors, although your experience in the O.P. is the rule for what I too encounter, although I do not find it acceptable.

(It is beyond the scope of this article to address the consequences of the stated rate of interest being less than the AFR.))Does anyone know what (if any) issues might the seller encounter if he/she finances the property with 0% (or 1-2-3%) loan?

I heard putting a SECURITY SIGNS 24 HOURS CCTV CAMERA WARNING STICKERS and a security alarm sticker on windows would help?

On the other hand, since this is an REO, you can encounter similar results quite often for a multitude of reasons.As for the camping excuse, any agent with outstanding listings should have the brains to place someone in charge to answer and return calls on their listings while away, that is just simple good business practice and most lack it.

I have used Equity Trust in the past and have been fairly ahppy with them, although I have encountered some minor issues with them.

I also saw probably 20 Obama stickers.

Being a bit gun shy on Dayton, our current thinking is to look to Columbus since it doesn't appear to be reliant on manufacturing for employment - state capital, massive university etc.We may encounter a few more hurdles getting started since neither of us are permanent residents (green cards are probably a year away), although we didn't have any problem purchasing our own home.

And on reflection I can see how absolutely impersonal that is to receive some stupid auto message that states you only give a crap about your customers twice daily.In fact the book is so popular that I have encountered 4 "Tim" based auto-reply emails with the same disrespectful content come from NZ businesses.

Anyone have any experience or tips putting up bandit signs and stickers during winter.