yea i know...when i meet this lady on tuesday i'm goig to try and find out what he's got left on the mortgage and try to see if i can work something outThere are alot of programs for 100% financing nowadays, and for a 30k property financing shouldn't be a big issue.

perhaps nowadays, most 3-4 fams will be jumbo not conventional.put down 20%+ and avoid mort insurance anyways

Is the sign grandfathered in and then a newer more costly sign has to be erected or not at all allowed to meet code??

I've just been more focused on my reserves nowadays.

The housing market in South Florida is going up every month and it is tough to come by good deals nowadays. 

The maintenance costs are usually much less on brand new homes and prefab designs are luxury nowadays and once they are complete you can't tell they are prefab units and they are alsi stronger then standard stick and frame homes.I think we should definitely setup a time to talk to eachother, I know I can really help you.

Usually you can negotiate for cash back to cover closing costs, but in most cases nowadays, it is hard to get actual cash back when you close (with the exception of being the real estate broker as well).

It's actually a very common thing nowadays.

Any experienced investor would not pay more what the numbers show, but your friend may get lucky and find a "bigger fool" - there seems to be plenty of them nowadays especially in California.

Nowadays, most of the listings are easily accessible online.