Also, if you procure your own buyer, you would not pay the buyer's agent commission.Is it possible to do this with a house under contract?

If the Realtor cannot procure a short sale within a certain period of time, the bank will often consider a deed in lieu of foreclosure.  

Because of suggestions, I have  found new sources to help in my property search, I have finished reading the online booklet, procured a realtor, have my ins company on stand by, have my lender on standby.

I hope to meet some great people in the Centex area or if someone has tips on procuring properties in other areas like Louisiana?

If you can show that as an agent/broker you are a "procuring cause" you may have grounds to seek the split and not simply the referral fee.

Own oceanfront in the Mayan Riviera, a number of small lots in Tulum, MX; rent an apt in my home and own a small place in Springfield MO.Looking to procure some wholesale properties in DC and possibly VT and CA (Joshua Tree/29 Palms).

ReyThanks for responding.You appear to be selling what can only be considered 'real estate' or an 'investment' or probably more accurately a combination of the two.Why not procure the proper registrations for your firm, either as an investment broker/dealer or as real-estate broker, or both?

This procurement would allow me to eventually retire from the Army and replace the income I would be losing.

Stewart,22 have interpreted the language referencing procuring the injunction “prior to the effective date of termination of the contract” to mean that if the purchaser does not obtain an injunction prior to the period set forth in the cancellation notice, then the purchaser may not subsequently raise any defense to the cancellation, including a defense of waiver.

Get to know your area's housing prices, job growth and go out and get them.Ask MANY questions here, and procure a lawyer of you do not understand a contract.Find a niche, whether it be wholesaling or buying to hold and collect rent.Good luck, Rachael.