You could find a private lender to antie up, but they'd have to be willing to stay in until the wrap matures.What I do instead of a wrap is a $1 2nd mortgage that states the 2nd can not be paid off until the 1st is paid.

You may get lucky with a "new" contractor just starting out - but once he realizes what it costs to run a business AND collect a decent wage - his rates will double, tipple, or he will go down in flames taking everyone with him.

I'm an anti-debt kind of person so 1/2 of me wants to acquire about 25-50 rentals and then work hard at paying them off.

I've had plenty of people offer to pay 8%.I'm not sure who alluded to talking about commission being an anti-trust issue, but it is my understanding that the "anti-trust" part is when brokers collaborate to keep commissions percentages fixed.No?

I really am anti-slumlord!

Anti virus and anti spyware programs are only as good as the latest update and effective only against the more common threats.

You need to either remove the moldy material (especially anything very porous) or use an anti-microbial to kill the mold.- There are lots of ways to kill mold, but I like the permanent way -- get rid of any sheetrock and insulation that has it, and use an anti-microbial on all other wood or ductwork.

:D I think any "anti" agent sentiment you might be getting is because a lot of what us newbies hear is advice of how to do things yourself (such as find deals) which implies to us that we should avoid realtors and find the deals ourselves.

Do you run any anti spyware utilities (adaware, spybot and even some of the online virus scanners have built in spyware detection now I believe).

To a certain extent, closings for this program are anti-climactic because our Firm Commitments are, quite literally, firm, final commitments with no conditions.