It is expensive and they've used some questionable sales tactics, which you can read all about on the web.

I would agree it is not ideal to have to invest remotely but with the webs and stuff, some do ok even with that hurdle.

The program isn't perfect (doesn't have sub-accounts) so sometimes you have to export to excel and do a bit of playing to group things together but for free accounting software it gets the job done well and I love that it's web based.

This way their name and web site match.

To get local lenders, go to the Homepath web site and there is a list by state there.I don't think you can have more than four non-owner occupied properties financed.

From the article:A former Suffolk legislator, a Manhattan dominatrix and several other people were charged Wednesday in what Suffolk prosecutors said was a $50 million web of mortgage fraud that began in a Manhattan fetish club and ended with scores of pricey Southampton homes ownerless and in foreclosure.Article: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-liguld2612584998mar26,0,5408483.story :cool:

I'm really looking into just having a niche in real estate marketing/web design/SEO etc. but also see that real estate (buy,Flip) seems to be something Im getting into.

Go to professional web sites for Appraisers.

Assuming you know the county in question, get onto the assessors web site.

I want to start and have only the basic information I have read on the web.