In fact the usage was so high the city personally called us after we entered the usage online & sent out a tech to test the lines, meter etc bu nothing found.Then we discovered she was taking in washing for the neighborhood so she pays a large water bill without complaint.

I am in the middle of the book BP is selling on the site, "The Book on Flipping Houses" bu J Scott.

Unemployment and tight credit will continue to put a drag on RE spending and appreciation.In the long run, I can't help bu think that tough times will help teach the younger generation that is not always easy.

Real estate brokers typically don't obtain a purchase contract or option in their name, and sell the contract or option.This is not to say that doing the above as a business model does not require a real estate license (state requirements, laws and interpretations vary), bu,t that if you don't appear to be doing what real estate broker's do you are much less likely to be sued, accused, or catch the eye of the regulatory authorities.  

. - I'm also starting out, working on getting my second mortgage now, bu the investor-focused lender I'm working with seems confident he won't have a problem getting me financed up to 10 as long as DTI ratio (debt to income) and reserves are solid.

Example,  Texas Tax Liens: Great opportunity for profits, B U T can only be bought in person AND by someone actually able to prove they live in Texas. 

Bostonhttps://www.bostonglobe.com/bu...3000 illegal listings disappeared overnight.

I think it was a poorly reasoned decision, bu there it is.  

Of course, most, if not all, of what they teach is available FREE here on BP.The REAL fact is that wholesalers strip equity from property owners who are either so uneducated as to the true value of a property, or so desperate to get out of a bad situation that they'll take a wholesaler's bad deal to get out from whatever jam they're in.In other words, by and large, unlicensed wholesalers make their money bu screwing sellers. 

I'm not a CPA, bu I hope that helps.